passion; enthusiasm; zeal
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to stiffen; to become stiff
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
conviction; belief; confidence
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
insertion; incorporation; infixing
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to shove in; to push in; to force in
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to become better; to improve