impossible; unlikely; improbable
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
even though; despite; when
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
how many times; how often
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to surround; to crowd around
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to weep the night out; to weep all night
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
this (very thing); this precisely
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
(social) position; status
earthenware baking pan; parching pan
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
trifling; little; few; slight
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
abusive language; foul language
presence; sitting with; being with
to rebuke; to scold harshly
blighted leaves; diseased leaves