to rub; to scrub; to scrape
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
this (very thing); this precisely
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
killing two birds with one stone
something like ...; something called ...
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(not so) much; (not) very
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
now that; since; so long as; because
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
great man; magnanimous man
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
that's true; of course; obviously
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material