cruelty; hard-heartedness
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
good family; respectable family; decent family
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
rough-cut board; construction lumber; batten; tie beam
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement