motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
ready-made; common-law (wife)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
coating (esp. lacquering)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
covered with; stained; smeared
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
something; what; why; how
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
going through; going via; going by way of
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
way of speaking; intimation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to have a bitter experience
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
bamboo bundle; bamboo shield used for defending against projectiles in battle
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
lifting (a child) high up in the air
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
hastily made; improvised preparation
here and there; everywhere
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known