friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
take care; take good care of yourself
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to make an appearance; to show up
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
just because; even if; even though
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
amusement; fun; brief entertainment