calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
actor; actress; player; performer
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
target group; target persons
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious