pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
thereupon; shortly thereafter
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
talking while standing; standing around talking
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
matcha; powdered green tea
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one more time; once more; once again
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
dealing with; coping with
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large