to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
surroundings; circumference
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
your husband; her husband
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
best regards; please take care of; please do
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
it's no joke; gimme a break!
entrails; giblets; guts; internal organs
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to look around; to survey
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to concern; to be related