hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
child's tear-stained face
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to approach; to draw near
basin (e.g. between mountains)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to go along; to walk along; to follow
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
idiot; retard; idiocy; profound mental retardation
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
punch (drink); punch (tool)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
for a while; for some time; for a period
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know