evident; plain; distinct; clear
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
such; like that; that sort of; very
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
serious; severe; grave; acute
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
for example; for instance; e.g.
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
almost; roughly; approximately
ten; 10; ten years of age
thought; consideration; thinking
while; during (the time when)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
rate of destruction; destruction ratio
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with