old friend; old acquaintance
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to lie down; to throw oneself down
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
calm; composed; leisurely
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
murder; killing; murderer
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
self-control; self-restraint
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
about this time; about now
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one