to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
how; in what way; how about; questionable
even more; still more; further
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to spit out; to eject; to dump
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
done; just done; just finished
derailment; digression; deviation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive