to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
approval; acceptance; toleration
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
really; very; extremely; terribly; awfully
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
product; produce; result; fruit
that is to say; so that means
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to need; to call for; to require
powerful person; influential person
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
influential person; man of importance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times