hearsay; rumor; grapevine
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
in a day; in a brief space of time
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to find fault with; to question
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
(someone else's) daughter
lately; recently; nowadays
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life); (arch.) dragonfly; (arch.) damselfly
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
waterfall; cataract; cascade
disorder; disturbance; unrest
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to paint (draw) a picture
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about