what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
counterintelligence; counterespionage
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to grow up; to become an adult
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
arbitration; intercession; mediation
thickness; profundity; depth
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
under the orders of; by order (command)
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
well-known; noted; celebrated
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to compete with; to vie for
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end