yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
distrust of (other) human beings
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
supply; provision; raising; procurement
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
regulation; adjustment; control
to play with; to toy with; to tease
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
retort; back talk; backchat
from here; from this place
diving beetle; Japanese predacious diving beetle (Cybister japonicus)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
free ride (e.g. on train)
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious