talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
fishing spot; fishing hole
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
one end; an end; part; fragment
trio; gang of three; threesome
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
meaning; called; named; that says; that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
furious facial expression
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to perceive; to understand