to gather; to collect; to assemble
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
imposing stance; daunting pose
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
tone (of voice); manner of talking
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
thick makeup; heavy makeup
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend