calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to play a leading role; to play a central part
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
pleased to make your acquaintance
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
back off!; leave me alone!
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit