look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
such; like that; in that way
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
bygones; the past; past event
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
money-making; earning money
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
(not) merely; (not) simply
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
question; inquiry; enquiry
out of character; unlike one
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
in terms of; from the point of view of
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
person of doubtful origin
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)