sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
this and that; something or other; one thing or another
nervousness; oversensitivity
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
hard to get; hard to come by
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
one person; ordinary; common
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
dullard; indecisive person
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
reputation; public opinion
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
pointing out; identification