high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be engrossed; to be enthralled
carelessly; inattentively
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
person being waited for; person who waits
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
leather strap; thong; leash
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
superstition; superstitious belief