talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to state; to express; to mention
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
general idea; concept; notion
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to correct oneself; to restate
to hide; to keep to oneself
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
succession; continuation; series; sequence
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
eardrum; tympanic membrane
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
exchange of blows; long rally
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling