adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
long ago; already; a long time ago
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
100,000,000; one hundred million
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
very; extremely; excessively
late at night; at a late hour
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
after a long time; for the first time in a while