custody; detention; confinement
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
craftsman; skilled artisan
to be well-known; to be famous
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
equality; uniformity; evenness
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
to miss a chance; to fail to do
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
not a little; not a few; considerable
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with