smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
boohoo; boo hoo; wow; huh; mythical monster that suddenly shouts "uwan", surprising passersby in the night
animal (in nature); animal (in origin)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
hand used like a sword in striking
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb