to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
pointing out; identification
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fast-talking; rapid talking
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously