to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
nothing but; except; no more than
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother and younger sister
as a child; when one was a child
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
foreign; abroad; overseas
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
by myself; in person; by oneself
emperor's return to the imperial palace
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
living thing; living creature; animal; life
snakes and scorpions; something detestable