to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
self-control; self-restraint
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
a handful (of); grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing
to become empty; to be emptied
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
tabletop game; table game
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
man who is financially dependent on a woman
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to suffer a blast or indirect blow; to be subject to the surplus force of an impetus
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)