one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
myself; yourself; I; me; you
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
softness; gentleness; weakness
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
(arch.) leader of a nobleman's cavalcade; animal messenger of the gods (i.e. a fox)
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
had better ...; may as well ...
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
vertical stripes; striped fabric
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
surroundings; environs; circumference
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as