continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
clearing one's throat; cough
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to complain; to lodge a complaint
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
long ago; already; a long time ago
weird; disgusting; sickening
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
match; game; bout; contest
overall victory; championship
to rant and rave; to raise hell
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
incoming telephone call; telegram received
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)