(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to talk to oneself; to mutter
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
a person without a single relative
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
famous sword; excellent sword
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
orphan; person without friends
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to freeze; to refrigerate
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely