to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
very unskillful; extremely awkward
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
verbalizing; putting into words
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
forced laugh; forced smile
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
return match (esp. boxing); rematch
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent