drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
letting (someone) die without helping
to have an uneasy conscience
rather; sooner; preferably
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to be worried; to be troubled
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
but; however; provided that
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
waste of time; killing time
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
minimum; at the very least
stairs; stairway; staircase
stealthily; secretly; in secret
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
in this way; thus; such; uh...
preference; priority; precedence
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
very; much; greatly; a lot of
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike