gentle; mild; meek; tender
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to be surprised; to be astonished
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
container for boiled rice
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to become empty; to be emptied