to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
high spirits; boastful talk
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
old man; venerable gentleman
tinder; melted candle wax
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to go out and away; to leave
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
in the same way as; just like
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there