constant quarreling; constant quarrelling; bickering; wrangling
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
white background; blank; female virgin
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to be reflected in a mirror
one night; one evening; all night; overnight