and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
mediocrity; ordinary ability
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
odds and ends; all; every
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
skateboard; skateboarding
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)