unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
manners; behavior; behaviour
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
long ago; a long time ago; already
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
thicket; coppice; brushwood
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
sake for moon viewing parties
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
nightlife districts; drinking districts
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow