just past noon; afternoon
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to bawl; to cry; to scream
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
something like ...; something called ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
duty; obligation; responsibility
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to smash; to break into pieces
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
complexion; colour; color; blood red
health; healthy; sound; fit
as you see; as you can see
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
clanging; empty; deserted
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
directly opposite; right in front
having said that; on the other hand