without cause; without reason
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to get distracted; to jump off the track
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
local people; local residents
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
abundant harvest; bumper crop
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
on the occasion of; at the time of
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
success; prosperity; boom
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
occupation; calling; livelihood
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
nice; good; well-executed