funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
although I say; although one might say; although called
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
in the same way as; just like
close; intimate; on good terms
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to thrust before; to thrust at
to become pale; to turn pale
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters