increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
guaranteed; authentic; certified
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
great cause; moral law; justice
to put one's hand on; to touch
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
text; provisions (act, treaty)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to cease; to stop; to be over
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
as if nothing had happened
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
indeed; really; truly; very much
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing