young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
discipline; training; teaching manners
education; training; discipline
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
interest; rights; concession
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
finger marks; dirt from the hands
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to pretend; to act (as if)