battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
one's original family name; maiden name
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
choice; selection; option
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
detour; circuitous route; diversion
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
to watch steadily; to stare
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
on the way home from work
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
distant look; faraway look
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
how many people; a number of people
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
morning training (e.g. before school)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to stare back (at); to glare back
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)