to torment; to torture; to harass
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
everything; anything; nothing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
guard; security (officer); guardsman
how many people; a number of people
to employ; to hire; to charter
to graduate from a university
to start working; to take action
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop