to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to put one's strength into
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to complain; to make a complaint
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
high spirits; gleeful mood
to shave off; to scrape off
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
covered with; stained; smeared
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole