in the meanwhile; during the time
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
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
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
main question; real issue at hand
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
(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
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to frolic about; to mess around
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy