still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
alone; by oneself; on one's own
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
chapter one; first chapter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
helper; assistant; help; assistance
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling