just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
a tax official; a revenue officer
to yell; to rant; to rave
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
furious facial expression
this; our; right; justice; checking account
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
arrogant; haughty; insolent
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to set (sun); to become dark
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
binding tightly; tight binding; (sexual) bondage
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
addition; extension; elongation
whenever you want; any time you like
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
essential oil; volatile oil; refined oil