short and stout; small but wide around
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to send or direct a person to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
reproachful; hateful; bitter
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
both; both sides; both parties
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
of course; certainly; naturally
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
that's a different matter; that's a different story
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
considerably; fairly; quite