bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no exception; without exception; always the same
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
completely; entirely; wholly
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
animal print; animal print fabric
excess; surplus; superabundance
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home