sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
regular customer; valued client
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
for some (unspecified) reason
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
general; overall; across-the-board
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
beriberi; tearing off something stuck on the surface of something else (e.g. duct tape)
briskly; quickly; promptly
everyday life; daily life
curiosity; inquisitiveness
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
adaptability; flexibility
in a little while; in a bit
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both