in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
lifting a child high up in the air
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
harm; injury; evil (influence)
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
one's own child; one's own children
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to become used to calling (someone by a certain name)