firm; unshakeable; resolute
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
weird; disgusting; sickening
to get out of bed; to show a leg
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
(one's) current position; current location; present position
branch road; branch path; fork road
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to breathe while sleeping
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to lose one's way; to get lost
caller; visitor; company; guest
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
the way back; the way home; return trip
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
in history; ever; historical
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
personal history; background; career
an old man's indiscretions
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to invite in; to show someone in
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
noted doctor; excellent physician