entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
infancy; childhood; tender age
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
to gather; to collect; to assemble
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
wherein; therein; thereinto
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
street at night; making a night journey
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
one eye; one of one's eyes
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
to be astonished; to be amazed
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
thus; in this way; like this
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about