haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
in one's own way or style
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to refuse; to decline; to deny
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
body; physical system; (the) person
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
doing whatever one pleases
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter