thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
training (esp. in-service); induction course
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
large amount of money; great cost
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
urgent; requiring quick (response)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be enraged; to flip out
motherland; fatherland; native country