deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
due form; official; formality
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
while; during (the time when)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
real thing; original; actual
promising without due consideration
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(in) her way; peculiar to her
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
two persons; two people; pair; couple
serious; severe; grave; acute
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind