innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to resound; to make a stir
old sinner; elderly man-about-town; older person who enjoys free and easy lifestyle unfettered by social taboos
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
medium; mediocrity; average
dapple-grey (gray) (horse coat colour)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to be closely crowded together
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
from where one sits; while sitting by
confidential talk; whispering
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
without cause; without reason
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to jump at; to be attracted by
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain