to join together; to combine; to join up
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
one's own style; self-taught manner
having ended; being resolved
(very) patient; persevering
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to raise one's voice; to shout
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
pinch (of something); one piece; easy victory
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
number of articles; quantity
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to search for; to seek for; to look for
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
company; corporation; workplace
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
broken; intermittent; disconnected
habitual offender; addict
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to surge; to well up; to gush out
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
hard (life); tough (world)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to laugh away; to laugh off
himself; yourself; herself
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to become an expert; to be master at
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime