barbarian tribe; savage tribe
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
working in the fields; working on a farm
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to have a smattering knowledge of
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
way; method; means; resource; course
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
surely (not); certainly (not)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire