impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to shake; to sway; to waver
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to press against each other; to huddle together
to discuss; to talk together
to order; to command; to appoint
outcast; odd man out; pariah
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
one's share; one's portion
floor above; floor upstairs
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone