name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to perceive; to understand
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
a short while ago; already
suspicious-looking; fishy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to lose one's way; to get lost
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you