to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
drop (e.g. of water); drip
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
tattling; telling on (someone)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
even though it is not; despite not
person of virtue; great person; giant; adult; exalted person
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
such; this sort of; like this
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily