short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to hand over; to surrender
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
older sister; lass; young lady
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to begin to walk; to set out
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
in comparison to; rather than
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
rolled Japanese-style omelette