fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous
human kindness; human weakness
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
long ago; previous; of a former age
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to maintain (preserve) peace
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
one machine; one aircraft; one life
with a collapse; with a slump
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
drinking straight from a bottle