suited figure; person in a suit
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
partly open; in half bloom
after school (at the end of the day)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to blow out; to spout out
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
extreme masochist; very masochistic
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate