to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
like that; that way; thus
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
trivial; not amounting to much
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
convention; tired tradition; old custom
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
going around; patrol; round; tour
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
eccentric; crank; oddball
inheritance; something given or received
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to fold up; to fold into layers
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
(period of) a year; during an era
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
reset; fresh start; new beginning
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist