to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
arista; awn; (grain) beard
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
more than anything; above all else
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
surroundings; circumference
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
this and that; something or other; one thing or another
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
hard to get; hard to come by
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
existence; being; life; survival
one evening; some evenings
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
one person; ordinary; common
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration