showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
property; fortune; assets
cattleya (type of orchid)
late at night; at a late hour
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
presence; sitting with; being with
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
good; goodness; right; virtue
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
(social) position; status
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
the more one looks (at it) the more...
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut