white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
already; now; no longer; not any more
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to cling tearfully to (someone)
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
man from eastern Japan (esp. Edo or elsewhere in the Kanto region)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
word game; wordplay; playing with words
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one's own child; one's own children
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
television program; TV program
derivation; development; offshoot
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
right (to do something); authority; power
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
regular user; person who favors (favours) (something)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
in good health; alive and well; going strong
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
just because; even if; even though
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up