grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
while; during (the time when)
to take; to catch; to capture
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to breathe while sleeping
tomfoolery; monkey business
though; notwithstanding; although
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
manners; behavior; behaviour
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
no problem; piece of cake