girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
individual; private person; personal; natural person
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
to pile up; to accumulate
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
consumption; expenditure; spending
symbol (of); emblem; (mental) image; representation; idea
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
these guys; these fellows
crown (of creation); apex; the best
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
of course; certainly; indeed
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
house where one was born; one's parents' house
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(arch.) fish; counter for fish
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)