cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
cigarette end; cigarette butt
to mix; to stir; to blend
to become vulgar; to coarsen
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
unexpectedly; surprisingly
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
back off!; leave me alone!
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
to thrust down; to push off
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me