reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
very young; little; childish; immature
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to smile (at); to grin (at)
married woman; woman; lady
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
menial; meanness; servility; abject
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
originally; by nature; from the start
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
modesty; humility; being humble
endurance; perseverance; patience
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
still; as yet; as it has been
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
various fiefdoms; various domains
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
obedience; submission; resignation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent