pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
questions and answers; dialogue
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
shoji (paper sliding door)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
illustration (e.g. book); picture
major earthquake; large earthquake
A word describing the sound made when things are rubbed or pressed against each other; The act of cramming or shoving things to the brim
moving; touching; stirring
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
supporting role (actor); minor role
residence; housing; residential building
descendant; posterity; offspring
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded