sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
letting (someone) die without helping
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
middle of the night; dead of night
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
wait until you actually see it
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
one eye; one of one's eyes
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly