the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
on the occasion of; at the time of
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
number of words; vocality
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
brothers and sisters; siblings
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
general (variety) store (shop)
very great; enormous; serious
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
it's no joke; gimme a break!
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to check; to stop; to keep back
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to push aside; to brush aside