to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
glance; glimpse; cursory view
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
food and drink; eating and drinking
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to make merry; to be festive
welcome!; nice to see you!
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
being startled; getting a shock
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
looking pale; looking unwell
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable