sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
that kind; competition; match
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
pretension; conceit; hubris
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
trusting too much; overestimating ability
phantom; vision; illusion
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to summon; to get used to call
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
eating; bite (in fishing)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
unprecedented; never seen before
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
big talk; boasting; bragging
praise; glorification; extolment
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
in accordance with; subordinate to
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
next morning; following morning
casually (come or go); aimlessly; abruptly; detached (from the world); aloof
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?