to be thrilled; to be excited
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
sublime; noble; high-minded
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to drop; to let fall; to omit
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
determination; resolution
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
worldly desires; materialistic desires
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
high-class restaurant; high-end store
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
ordinary citizen; the general public
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll); changing the exterior parts (e.g. of a product)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre