snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
complete change; about-face
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
weather forecast; weather report
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
still; even now; to this day
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various