to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
regular customer; valued client
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
interferer; meddler; buttinsky
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
not understanding; not knowing
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
close; intimate; on good terms
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to frolic about; to mess around
older sister; elder sister
rebellious phase; rebellious age
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to come face to face (with)
distant look; faraway look
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
fixed interval; fixed period
different culture; foreign culture