mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
narrow eyes; fine texture
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
elated; triumphant; proud
very young; little; childish; immature
to become dim; to become blurred
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
good humour (humor); good mood
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
from now on; in the future; further
diligence; good attendance
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate