erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
practice; practising; training; study
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
what kind of business; what sort of matter
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to entertain; to make welcome
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to hide; to keep to oneself
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
personal affair; one's own affair
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
stirring; rousing oneself
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
fear; dread; fright; willies
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to fight against; to oppose; to face