chasing after women; womanizing
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
retort; back talk; backchat
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
being the runner-up; finishing second
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
deep-seated grudge; hatred
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
room for growth; potential; promise
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
trifling; trivial; slight
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words