amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
without sparing time for sleep
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
nice; good; well-executed
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
every person; each one; everybody
advocate; proponent; supporter
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
to step forward; to volunteer
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to shake; to sway; to waver
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
the scruff or nape of the neck