hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
if you think about it; come to think of it
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
familiar spirit; familiar
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be transparent; to show through
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
such; like that; in that way
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off