to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to become pale; to turn pale
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to have a talk; to tell a story
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
if it is (the case that ...)
long ago; a long time ago; already
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
world; society; people; the public
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
medical treatment; medical care
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying