to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to scrape off; to shave off
in proportion to; according to; depending on
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be bony; to be angular
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to be worried; to be troubled
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
risky; dangerous; insecure
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
arrest; apprehension; capture
tradition; legend; folklore
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
everybody; every last one of them; all