bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
open ditch; open channel; open conduit; open culvert
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
higher rank; better position
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to complain; to lodge a complaint
direct control; direct supervision
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
interference; meddling; butting in
to mind; to care; to worry
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to push aside; to push one's way through
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
for a while; for some time; for a period
to add (to); to add on; to append
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim