one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
for example; for instance; e.g.
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
snake; serpent; large snake
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
quite; utterly; really; completely
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to repeat; to be frequent
because of; owing to; due to
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one day; (on) a certain day
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
when; how soon; how long until
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(one acting as a) foster parent
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
unheard-of; unprecedented
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry