to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
bonsai; miniature potted plant
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to work hard; to work diligently
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
to keep a record; to keep a tally
primary school; elementary school; grade school
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be absorbed in reading
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
manners; behavior; behaviour
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray