youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
there is nothing; having nothing
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
door; gate; opening; title page
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
in the same way as; just like
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
quality (of a product or a service)
crouch start (in a sprint)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of