to examine someone's expression
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
hard struggle; strenuous effort
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to join forces; to cooperate
lower region; lower part; region below
vitality; energy; dynamism
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
joke; playfulness; kidding around
squad leader; group leader; team leader
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
upper half of the body; upper body
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
manly; masculine; like a man
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again