hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
with a start; with a jump
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
crescent moon; young moon
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
imperial command; government order
January; first month of the lunar calendar
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to grow up; to become an adult
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
thousand years; many years
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
very recently; in the very recent past