shady; underhanded; questionable
to develop into a serious incident
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to have a rumor circulating
yourself; himself; herself
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
to distract a person's attention
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
kakari geiko; training performed by an attacker and a defender
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections
white horse; unrefined sake
January; first month of the lunar calendar
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
huge win; overwhelming victory
coronation ceremony; enthronement
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
discipline; training; teaching manners
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet