to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
longed-for; anxiously awaited
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to speak; to hear a voice
offense; offence; method of attack
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to read the situation; to sense the mood
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
work; business; company; study
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
such; like that; that sort of; very
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
here and there; everywhere
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar