chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to shake one's head (in denial)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
polite; respectful; reverent
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
one's share; one's portion
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up