interest; fun; inspiration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
state of mind; mentality; psychology
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
in case of; at that time; at this time
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
larger section (of village)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
weak constitution; ill health
to be intimate with; to befriend
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
every year; yearly; annually
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to concur; to be the same (thought, opinion, etc.); to have the same way of doing
youngest brother; last disciple
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
fop; swell; dude; coxcomb; vain person