to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
finally; barely; only just; gradually
with a bump; with a clunk
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
discipline; training; teaching manners
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to cut corners; to be shoddy
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
young girl; lass; adolescent female
care; precaution; guarding; caution
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
blunder; slip; error; error
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end