to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(a place) out of one's reach
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to look after (often medically); to take care of
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
flood of emotions; many thoughts
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
outward; superficial; external; apparent
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to become rough (waves, temper, etc.); to become excited; to become aggravated
immediately; at once; instantly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
mockery; derision; ridicule
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)