greeting; a fine thing to say
bygones; the past; past event
polite; courteous; hospitable
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
major incident; major happening; big scandal
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
this and that; one thing and another
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
biological child; one's own child
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
ashamed deep down in one's heart; blushing with shame when one remembers something
to give rein to (imagination)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
level; standard; water level
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
carefree; free from worry
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
scattered here and there; at intervals