statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to hide; to keep to oneself
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
consideration; taking into account
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to say; to tell; to state; to do
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
high spirits; gleeful mood
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to search for; to seek for; to look for
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
gossip; corner of the mouth
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
though; even if; whether ... or ...
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
(on) one's own; (by) oneself