-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
while moving; on the move
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to hide; to conceal oneself
to find out; to discover; to locate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be saved up (of money)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to keep (a person) waiting
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
whenever you want; any time you like
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can