to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
snake; serpent; large snake
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
(distant) howling; backbiting
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
high spirits; boastful talk
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
mediator; middleman; intermediary; carrier (e.g. disease)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
numerator; molecule; member; element
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome