to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to rise; to erect; to get up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to bawl; to cry; to scream
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to detain; to check; to restrain
person concerned; interested party; related party
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
trembling from fear; trembling all over
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
continuation; succession; series
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
something; some kind of; for some reason
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising