making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
storage room; store room; lumber room
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
by myself; in person; by oneself
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
that's too bad; too bad for you!
speech; expression; wording; language
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to fail to be attentive to
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); roll of cloth
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to find out; to discover; to detect
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
distance across; diameter
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
living thing; living creature; animal; life
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling