ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
charming; fascinating; attractive
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to chat enthusiastically; to chatter; to talk on and on
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
third stage; three stages
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
snake; serpent; large snake
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be born; to come into the world