irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo-period silver coin worth between 1/50th and 1/80th of a ryō
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
shipping charges; transportation expenses
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
person who introduces someone; introducer
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
footwear; footgear; shoes
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour