ancient times; distant past; antiquity
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
direction of travel; direction of movement
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
trifling; trivial; slight
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to begin to walk; to set out
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
twig used in grafting; budwood