taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
region; limits; stage; level
long ago; already; a long time ago
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
funny story; funny anecdote
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
speaking voice; talking voice
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to keep (a person) waiting
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
somehow; for some reason or other
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to thrust before; to thrust at
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being