easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(overnight) stay; lodging
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to take (be in) charge of
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
distant look; faraway look
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to begin shooting; to shoot out
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
manufacturing; craftsmanship; build
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out