to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
sovereign; ruler; head of state
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
study; library; den; home office; reading room
day and night; around the clock
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
young person; youth; young
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
side table; bedside table
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
development project (program, programme, plan)
overconfident; presumptuous
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around