simply; merely; only; solely
ignorant of the ways of the world
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
that kind; competition; match
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make (a person) pay for (something)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
overconfident; presumptuous
both; both sides; both parties
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
these guys; these fellows
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
circulation; dissemination
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be in danger of; to be liable to
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable