principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
gossip; corner of the mouth
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
right beside; close to; nearby
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
what's that?; what the...
what's that?; what the...
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
discovery; detection; finding
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
back off!; leave me alone!
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly