apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
after that; afterwards; thereafter
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
in comparison to; rather than
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
thick makeup; heavy makeup
because of; owing to; due to
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
close; intimate; on good terms