to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
scattered; separated; dispersed
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
almost every day; almost daily
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to keep a record; to keep a tally
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
speech; expression; wording; language
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
depiction; description; portrayal
small fraction; small proportion
to waste time; to kill time
most of all; extremely; supremely
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely