belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
high-quality goods; luxury item
household economy; family finances
hey; listen; look here; I say
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
acting ability; talent as a performer
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to live; to make a living; to get on with
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
one's share; one's portion
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
way; course; the only way
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed