ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
as before; as ever; as it was originally
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be parted from; to be separated
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to be at a loss for words
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)