year in, year out; always; 24-7
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
to slap; to strike; to spank
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
order; sequence; procedure
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
family structure; family composition; family makeup
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
this and that; one thing or another
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to have an idea; to have a clue
proposal; proposition; suggestion
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light