to gain weight; to put on weight
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
indicate reason; infers some protest
sobriety; soberness; sober face
cruelty; hard-heartedness
many; numerous; various; large number of
practice; practising; experience
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
consequence; outcome; result; blame
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
one's family; family member
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
characteristic way of speaking
tune (melody, piece of music)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
ending up right back where one started
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age