mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
either way; in any case; one way or another
unfairness; injustice; partiality
indirection; indirectness
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
passing the winter; hibernation
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to examine someone's expression
occupation; calling; livelihood
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
descendant; posterity; offspring
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled