to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
over and over; repeatedly
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
cooking practice; (school) cooking class
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
confidentially; privately; off the record
to grumble about something (trivial)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to be badly made; to fail
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
plain; plateau; tableland
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
the lower classes; the common people
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
spring day; spring sunlight
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
roller coaster; big dipper