to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
joint; seam; joining point
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to follow another's example
model or exemplary student
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to push aside; to push one's way through
apparent age (of someone); rough age