the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
gaiters; leggings; puttees
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
loose and disheveled hair
metallic lustre; metallic luster
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
strong-willed; strong of heart
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to increase (all the more)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell