to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(licensed) red light district
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become misty; to become hazy
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
time; hour; season; time of the year
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
construction; architecture (of buildings)