(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to get late; to advance; to wear on
disturbance; riot; mayhem
in accordance with; according to
to approach the finale; to come to a close
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
provincial official (under the ritsuryō system; esp. a governor)
powerful family; powerful clan
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
complicated and mysterious
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation