looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
female friend; woman friend
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
establishment; settlement
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
secretly slitting one's belly (and only eventually revealing one's mortal wound) (in kabuki, bunraku, etc.)
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
long (time that has passed); old (story)
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
stoppage time; injury time; added time; lost time; wasted time
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
out of character; unlike one
imposing stance; daunting pose
preparing for action or battle