to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
(period of) a year; during an era
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
just because; even if; even though
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to remain married for life
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone