whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
author; writer; novelist; artist
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
enough is enough; no further!
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
passing (an examination); making the grade
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
bringing; taking; carrying
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
the place for; the time for; the level of
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
interview; examination; question
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)