innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
state of mind; mentality; psychology
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
regret; repentance; remorse
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
ardent; passionate; vehement
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking