witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to slide down; to slip down
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again
to force someone out of the ring
stepping back; drawing back
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
independence; self-reliance
simply put; putting it simply; in short
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
five (long cylindrical things)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
woman; lady; adult female
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); unexpectedly; looming (e.g. out of the dark)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
short time no see; hello again; a short time (since the last time); first in a short while