one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
changing clothes; change of clothes
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
counter for rules; rule; regulation
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
all but dead; half killed
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
naked candle; uncovered candle; unshaded candle
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man