meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
concession; conciliation; compromise
how can (one) do something
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
one's house; one's home; one's family
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes