nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to give a broad grin; to smirk
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
force (bulldoze) one's way through
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form