ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
emperor (of Japan); mikado
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
prime minister; premier; chancellor
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to serve; to work for; to attend
chief vassal; senior statesman
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reform; reformation; reorganization
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sincere; earnest; serious
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory