repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
(the likes of) a mere tradesman
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
steamship; steamboat; steamer
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
self-conceit; neglecting one's health
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
passion; temper; irritability
explosion; rupture; break off
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to take down; to bring down; to lower
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
study; library; den; home office; reading room
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
fertile land; deep scholarship