to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
without leaving any trace
to watch steadily; to stare
to take; to catch; to capture
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
though; notwithstanding; although
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
place; situation; position; location
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
right under; directly below
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
eye measurement; measure with eye
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
contradiction; inconsistency
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to watch over; to watch attentively