housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
after a long time; for the first time in a while
reaction; response; reaction
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
being good-for-nothing; useless person
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
trauma (usu. psychological)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being