to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to get late; to advance; to wear on
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
being too late; losing one's final chance
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
one's post; place of work; workplace
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
gentle; mild; meek; tender
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
boiled and half-dried bonito
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
late at night; small hours of the morning
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
step; stride; counter for steps
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
document; official papers
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
imitating; copying; mimicking
number of times; frequency; count
to increase; to add to; to augment
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)