little something; reward; tip
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to approach; to draw near
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
vacant house; unoccupied house
invisibly; secretly; privately
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
irritation; annoyance; frustration
the scruff or nape of the neck
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house