mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
good humour (humor); good mood
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
second (unit of time); arc second
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to begin to walk; to set out
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
casual speech; peer language; informal language
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to say no more; to sink into silence
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion