every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
promising without due consideration
to explain away; to answer evasively
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
autumn breeze; fall breeze
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
none of your business; not your concern
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to call together; to convene
within the jurisdiction (of); one's jurisdiction; in a pipe
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
fertile shoot of field horsetail
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
(on) horseback; riding a horse
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty