to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
three days and three nights
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to need; to call for; to require
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to have an eye on; to zero in on
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
until now; so far; up to the present
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
snake; serpent; large snake
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money