to happen to hear; to overhear
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
stairs; stairway; staircase
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
no matter how much time passes
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
skill involving the hands; craft
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
hellish pain; suffering; distress; agony
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
partly open; in half bloom
tucking up the hem of one's garments
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
to cut; to slit; to slash
for the present; for the time being
one's best interests; one's own good
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
besides; moreover; in addition
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man