long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
four (long cylindrical things)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to thrust before; to thrust at
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
tune (melody, piece of music)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
front; frontage; facade; main
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
just because; even if; even though
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to add (to); to add on; to append
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well