to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
fire box in traditional Japanese lantern
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to shake; to sway; to waver
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
(another's) daughter; young lady
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
doing as one is told; yes-man
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to walk away; to walk off
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
to be bony; to be angular
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
restricted; confined; unfree
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to become completely chilled
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness