hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to become misty; to become hazy
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
share; portion; quota; cut
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
wealthy individual; person of wealth
that day; the very same day
big catch (fishing); good haul
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
water that has been used to wash rice
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
third day of the month; three days
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
billow; surge; large wave
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly