mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to get along well with; to make a go of it
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
storehouse; warehouse; godown
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
start; beginning; first step; clue
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
tradition; legend; folklore
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
done; just done; just finished
pronunciation; production of sound
bloodsucking; sucking blood
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
gossip; corner of the mouth
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
everywhere; all over; throughout