to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
scene; view; prospect; outlook
though; notwithstanding; although
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
no matter how much time passes
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound