ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
magical power; mystical force
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hating; strongly disliking
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
hips; buttocks; backside; hip; trendy; cool
sitting with one's legs out to one side
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be too numerous; to be too much
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
self-important; important-looking; pompous; proud; conceited; snobbish
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
progress; advance; improvement; development
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
one bow; one salute; one greeting
it is I who should say so
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
petty official; minor official
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted