certain evidence; definite evidence
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
one's person; around one's person
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
red-horned demon; red ogre
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
ambush; interception; counter-attack
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
rather than; more ... than ...
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
mockery; derision; ridicule
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover