malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
notice; attention; observation
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
inside; interior; inner part
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
greeting; a fine thing to say
at that time; in those days
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
(another's) daughter; young lady
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
oilily; slimily; slipperily
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
thickness; profundity; depth