to live; to make a living; to get on with
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
unusual; serious; incomparable
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
almost; roughly; approximately
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
every person; each one; everybody
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to have a talk; to tell a story
program (e.g. TV); programme
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
offender; criminal; culprit
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow