menial; meanness; servility; abject
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
rustling; refreshing; clearly
pride; boast; credit (to)
to take away; to carry off
long (time that has passed); old (story)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to set (sun); to become dark
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to half-rise to one's feet
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea