weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
contradiction; inconsistency
desperately; for one's dear life
living thing; living creature; animal; life
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
lately; recently; nowadays
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
prohibition; inhibition; ban
depending on; dependent on
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
indeed; really; truly; very much
to replace; to move; to change the position of
still better; even better
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
person concerned; interested party; related party
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
interference; meddling; butting in
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
basis for decision; evidence for judging
from outside; from the side
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character