refutation; rebuttal; retort
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
within; inside of; less than
one by one; in detail; minutely
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
hostility; animosity; enmity
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
reading of a kanji by meaning
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to rest one's chin in one's hands
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
castella (type of sponge cake)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
division into equal parts; equal parts
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
cake or snack served with tea
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
telephone call; telephone (device)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
castella (type of sponge cake)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
succession; continuation; series; sequence