to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
(right at the) side; just beside
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
machine parts; machinery; equipment
space (room, area, outer space)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
Japanese person; Japanese people
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
atelier; studio; workshop
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
normalcy; normality; normal
to cross the line; to go too far
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
no!; no no!; no, not at all
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it