to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to look away; to turn away
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
family; members of a family
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to jump at; to be attracted by
returning to the service of one's master
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better