dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor
to write from top to bottom; to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order
tune (melody, piece of music)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
surely; certainly; without doubt
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
rushing around; running wild
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
in the end; after all is said and done
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
what's what; heads or tails
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
wall clock; grandfather clock
finally; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
retainer; vassal; follower
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply