touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
somewhat far; fairly distant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hookah; waterpipe; alpine gesneriad (Conandron ramondioides)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
in succession; one after another
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
last days; the end; one's fate
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
close; intimate; on good terms
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
same village; same town; same province
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to say no more; to sink into silence
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
decision; settlement; definition
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically