to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
summertime; summer season
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
head; lead; vanguard; first
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
in person; personally; directly
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to die; to ascend to heaven
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
you (plural); all of you; you all
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit