to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
lovers talk; sweet nothings
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
indolence; laziness; sloth
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
looking on; remaining a spectator
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
hand net; dip net; scoop net
sidelocks; hair at the temples
approximate age; age range
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
occupation; calling; livelihood
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
mistress; lover; prostitute
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
settlement; solution; resolution