stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
bed and food; eating and sleeping
Japanese-style confectionary store
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
historical graffiti; anonymous satirical graffiti; scrawl; scribble; graffiti
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
clanging; empty; deserted
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
author; writer; novelist; artist
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character