endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
diversion; distraction; feint
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to keep watch; to stand guard
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to rush back; to run back
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
in succession; one after another
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
resolute; determined; bold
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to cross one's mind; to occur to one