thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
pride; boast; credit (to)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
remains; corpse; (dead) body
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
these guys; these fellows
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
skill; dexterity; master hand
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to press down; to hold down; to pin down