fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
8th day of the month; eight days
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
hair on the back of one's head
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
trial; judgement; judgment
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
radiant smile; contented smile
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually