to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to be accepted by a university
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to mix; to stir; to blend
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
future (usually near); prospects
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sunlight; rays of the Sun
place; situation; position; location
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to let out a cry; to shout
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
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