high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
first meeting; first interview with
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
hereabouts; around there; that area
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
(crime of) public indecency
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
wrong; different; not like that
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
after a long time; for the first time in a while
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink