top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
master; teacher; stable master
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
for the first time in one's life
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
working in the fields; working on a farm
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
big talk; boasting; bragging
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown