to join together; to patch together
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
rare (or peculiar) animal
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
birds and wild animals; wildlife
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
big man; large man; tall man; giant
one by one; one at a time; in turn
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
handrail; railing; banister
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
manners; behavior; behaviour
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
clanging; empty; deserted
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
way of talking; speaking style
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
weird; strange; mysterious