to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to square one's shoulders
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
will not do; do not; does not
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
palatial residence; stately mansion
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
penalty; sentence; punishment
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
true state; actual condition; reality
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to check; to stop; to keep back
moving about; stirring about