knowing; (an) acquaintance
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
the Kyōhō Reforms (1736 economic reforms)
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
body; body blow (in boxing)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
great speed; recklessly fast speed
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can