light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
what do you want?; can I help you?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
Golden Bat (Japanese tobacco brand)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)