large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
at least; at most; (even) just
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
length (of an animal); body length
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
triangle; triangular shape
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
vitality; (one's) life force
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with