to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to boil water; to get the bath ready
to throw into; to toss into
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
not long has passed since ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
one party; one faction; one clique