to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
severe; strict; tough; hard
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that