anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
treatment; service; handling; management
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
exploration party; expedition team
to become clear; to be made public
house search (e.g. by the police)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
face contorted and about to cry
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
time; season; period; phase; stage
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
dignity; majesty; sanctity
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
cannot be helped; unavoidable
transactions; dealings; business
abuse; misuse; perversion
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular