elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
since when; from when; how long
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to bite off; to gnaw through
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
older brother; elder brother
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to repeat; to do something over again
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)