timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
chicken bones; chicken carcass
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
isolation; being alone; being friendless
vicious circle; vicious cycle
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
hairline; borders of the hair
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
the same; the said; likewise
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
older sister and younger brother
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
death (of an emperor); demise