the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
curious; strange; unusual
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how; in what way; how about
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
third day of the month; three days
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
presence; sitting with; being with
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
man; male; masculine gender
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
suffix for familiar person
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
tension; mental strain; nervousness
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree