wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to become better; to improve
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to amuse oneself; to make merry
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
boy; son; baby boy; young man
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
corpulence; fatness; obesity
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable