colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
assertion; declaration; affirmation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
man; male; masculine gender
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to mistake (A for B); to misread
infant; baby; little child
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
while alive; during one's lifetime
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
there being no use in arguing (about it)
match; game; bout; contest
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)