quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
explosion; rupture; break off
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
probability; likelihood; chances
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
in that way; like that; that way
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
one day; (on) a certain day
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
maintaining the status quo
way of eating; how to eat
eating quickly; speed-eating
frequency (of occurrence)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
individual differences; personal equation
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
round, wooden container for cooked rice
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop