prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
pug-nosed face; person with a pug-nosed face
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly and flirt with each other
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan); (arch.) kabuki actor (Edo period); (arch.) theatre people
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
debauchery; dissipation; lewdness; lasciviousness
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to be working hard; to be doing one's best
taking care of one's health
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
eyes of a predator; sharp eyes; keen eyes; vigilant attention; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
rival; competitor; competition
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
gossip; tattletale; scandal-monger; night watchman
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other