foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
leather shoes; leather boots
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
item; article; dish; course; finest item
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
to press a question; to cross-examine
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to violently cut something apart; to hack down; to chop; to cut off
broken; intermittent; disconnected
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
certainly; surely; definitely
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
number of persons; personnel