to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
ability; capability; skill
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
at that time; in those days
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
postwar period; period after Second World War
largest class; top category
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
number; number plate; license plate
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to lie down; to throw oneself down
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
how long; how much; to what extent
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip