to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
intelligence; intellect; brains
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
since; henceforth; ever since
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
this and that; various things
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
build; physique; frame; constitution
moderate; proper; just right
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
sweet voice; seductive voice
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
courtesy call; courtesy visit
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
particularly; only; in the case of
on countless occasions; many a time
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)