to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
morning; forenoon; just before noon
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
as much as one can; as much as possible
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage