making one's best exertions
several people; a few people
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
briskly; quickly; promptly
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
watchful waiting; careful supervision
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
in the meanwhile; during the time
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to say; to be called; to do
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
(religious) faith; belief; creed
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
subordination; dependency
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry