fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
tenth day of the month; ten days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
exposure to the sun; sunny place
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
decapitation; decapitated head
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
class; heading; group; category
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in person; personally; directly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to lean against; to set against
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to prostrate oneself before
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind