bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
cheap article; poor quality article
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
logistics; supply; communications
general idea; concept; notion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
our country; our land; one's own country
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
all present; all concerned; all of us
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)