false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
adoration; reverence; esteem
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
fortune; good deed; curious
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
even so; though that may be
pithy or short and witty remark; wisecrack
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
in a few days; at an early date
lading; loading; carrying
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
bringing; taking; carrying
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
(arch.) armrest; desk; table
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
indolence; laziness; sloth
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose