smallish; on the small side
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to torment; to torture; to harass
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
descendant; scion; lineage
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
hastily made; improvised preparation
with a broad grin; smirking
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
another; different; something else
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
hidden treasure; treasured article
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
great-grandmother; great-grandma
for some (unspecified) reason
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life