carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
youthful; young; young-looking
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to wring the neck; to strangle
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch