breathily (while talking)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
snake; serpent; large snake
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
to cultivate a better understanding
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
in-law; relative by marriage
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
mechanism; organization; organisation
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
addition; increase; Canada
meeting; greeting; welcome
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
caricature; cartoon; comics
to torment; to harass; to tease
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence