to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
such; like that; in that way
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
being declared the winner of a bout
to look down over; to look down on
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
suspicious-looking; fishy
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
study; library; den; home office; reading room
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
in person; personally; directly
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite