oppekepe; type of mid-Meiji rap-like enka popularized by Otojirō Kawakami
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
it's probably so; it stands to reason
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
direct unforked road; straight path
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to lie deep in; to extend far back
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
good-for-nothing; worthless
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
a step; short distance; short time
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout