good humour (humor); good mood
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
younger scholar; future reference
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to run about; to rush about
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tingling; stinging; pungently
earnestly; immediately; exactly
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
devoted; self-sacrificing
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to talk; to chat; to chatter
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
little by little; step by step
most of all; extremely; supremely
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
decision; determination; resolution
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger