just past noon; afternoon
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
each; (arch.) you (plural)
footwear; footgear; shoes
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
(separate) house; detached house
almost every day; almost daily
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
as a child; when one was a child
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
deep emotion; strong feelings
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
(not) even once; (not) ever
retainer; retinue; servant
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
negative personality; asocial type
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
concentrated fire; intense criticism