conduct; behavior; behaviour
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
indie; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
right angle; perpendicular
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
attenuation; damping; decay
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
external wound; (physical) trauma
to lie down; to throw oneself down
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
discipline; training; teaching manners
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny