observation; survey; watching
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
possible; likely; probable
without permission; without notice
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to press a question; to cross-examine
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
forked arrowhead; double-headed arrow
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to rebuke; to scold harshly
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
by today; before the day is over
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
settlement; solution; resolution
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to play with; to toy with; to tease
entreaty; supplication; petition
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn