taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
our country; our land; one's own country
to be perturbed; to be agitated
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
discipline; training; teaching manners
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to talk; to chat; to chatter
gesture; gesticulation; motion
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
only; merely; but; no more than
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about