originally; by nature; from the start
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
even if not; even without
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
it is I who should say so
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to increase; to add to; to augment
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
blood relationship; blood relative
to hammer out the details; to work out details
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
rather; better; instead; if anything
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
very interesting; of great interest
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)