to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
opposite; reverse; contrary
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to keep (a person) waiting
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
bright person; talented student; prodigy
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often