to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to push aside; to brush aside
just above; right overhead
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
breaking off; snapping off
to rise; to erect; to get up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
police; police officer; police station
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much