moving about; stirring about
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to collect; to assemble; to gather
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
just a minute; small quantity
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
risky; dangerous; insecure
risky; dangerous; insecure
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
heart; guts; nerve; central part
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
good; goodness; right; virtue
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
high spirits; boastful talk