tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
self-consciousness; self-awareness
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be needed; to be wanted
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
handbook; manual; guide; primer
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
making constant reference to
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
society; the world; the times
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
of late; lately; this part; this point; here