to watch steadily; to stare
drinking directly (from bottle, can, flask, canteen, etc.)
autumn festival; fall festival
broadband; brokers' broker
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
deep emotion; strong feelings
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to smirk; to grin broadly
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
ahead; before; the future
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
offense; offence; method of attack
suppuration; festering; coming to head
public lodging house; simple lodging (including pensions, private lodging and capsule hotels)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
well-bred; of good upbringing
everybody; every last one of them; all
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
colleagues; cronies; merry men