to temper thoroughly; to train well
a little bit; a little while
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
town; city; municipal; urban
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
a certain someone; you-know-who
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
hot topic; talk of the town
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
rule; reign; government; governing
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
agricultural community; farm village; rural
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
matter of concern; matter of interest
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
meaning; called; named; that says; that