thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
nod; inclination of the head
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
one end; an end; part; fragment
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
how; in what way; in what manner
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
wide difference; a world of difference
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
(fishing) fly; lure; artificial fly
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
skill; dexterity; master hand
to become an expert; to be master at
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
regulation; adjustment; control
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
Committee of the National Diet
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued