grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
elder sister; effeminate man
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
Jippensha Ikku (1765-1831)
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony
hooting; jeering; heckling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
common people; ordinary people; masses
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness