good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
determination; resolution
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
back street; back alley; off-street
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
exactly as stated; verbatim
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to jump up and down; to hop
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
so what!; who gives a damn?
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
acceleration; speeding up