cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
wherein; therein; thereinto
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
image; figure; figure; form; image
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
covered in mud; mud-caked
snow boots; yuki-gutsu; traditional Japanese snow boots made of straw
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
questions and answers; dialogue
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
each; (arch.) you (plural)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be