tips of one's hair; hair ends
what kind of business; what sort of matter
personal; individual; private
manuscript; version; draft
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
walking briskly; determinedly
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
person concerned; interested party; related party
to summon courage; to be brave
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
clanging; empty; deserted
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
discretion; consideration; allowance
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
near; close; beside; third person
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
within; inside of; less than
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sincere; earnest; serious
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to look down on; to make light of