riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
whispering into a person's ear
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to like; to love; to be fond of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
while; during (the time when)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry