to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone
professional job; profession
to be promoted to a higher rank
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
fine performance; excellent acting
great difference; major mistake
outrageous lie; outright lie
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
next time it will be me who needs your help; when times are tough, we should help each other; we are all in this together
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent