without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
departure; leaving; setting off
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
matter causing distress; something causing worry
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
proposal; offer; request; application
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to reflect; to throw back light
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
superb view; picturesque scenery
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to sink (into); to get depressed
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
very loose; slowly; leisurely
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
healing-type; comforting; calming; therapeutic; soothing; relaxing
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently