poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
although; though; despite the fact that ...
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
directly opposite; right in front
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
daytime; noon; broad daylight
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
in the meanwhile; during the time
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)