evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
whole face; all over one's face
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
with a start; with a jump
close call; narrow escape
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
major progress; huge advance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve