ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
within; inside of; less than
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
script; screenplay; scenario
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
on the occasion of; at the time of
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
one's share; one's portion
egoism; egotism; selfishness
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
contrived; false-sounding
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
you; (arch.) your residence
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
curiosity; inquisitiveness
trouble; bother; annoyance
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
(small crunchy) dried sardines
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
marriage proposal; courtship
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...