look!; there!; here!; that is
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
composed expression; clear face
waterproofing; making watertight
all eyes; public attention
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
tree surgeon (esp. for famous or old trees)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
summer vacation; summer holiday
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
town; city; municipal; urban
to withstand; to be able to endure
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
and; thereupon; because of that