which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
marriage proposal; courtship
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
mistress; kept woman; concubine
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
baton (of command); order; command; direction
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to pluck; to pick; to tear
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
soldier; combatant; warrior
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself