to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to affect; to impact; to influence
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
mistress; kept woman; concubine
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
finger hole (on a flute, bowling ball, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
to strike dead; to beat to death
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
simple and clear; plain and simple
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage