intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
playmate; companion; friend to play with
immediate follower (of the shogun)
bad boy; naughty child; brat
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; (lit.) when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
to be free; to be available
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
helper; assistant; help; assistance
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that is to say; so that means
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with