happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
in that manner; like that
how many people; a number of people
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
close; intimate; on good terms
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
offering a cup (of sake) in return
earnestly; immediately; exactly
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
working in the fields; working on a farm
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
quarrel; dispute; argument
to say; to be called; to do
green grass; young (fresh) grass
to serve; to work for; to attend
no!; no no!; no, not at all
water's edge; beach; shore
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
distrust; unjust suspicion
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to fly around; to scatter