to jump from one thing to another
to frolic about; to mess around
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to burst (open); to break; to split
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
great mountain; large mountain
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the other day; a few days ago
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
the scruff or nape of the neck
of course; certainly; naturally
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise