driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to subsist; to keep on living
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to pluck; to pick; to tear
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
(giving) instruction; initiation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
initiation into an art or discipline