to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to knock down; to knock off
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be sacked; to be dismissed
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to cover fully; to wrap around
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to surge (water or waves)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
dark clouds; black clouds
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
complete recovery from illness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bringing up; rearing; upbringing