exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
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
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
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
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
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 ...
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
full dress; formal dress; uniform
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below