difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to correct oneself; to restate
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
for example; for instance; e.g.
to gain fame; to make one's name
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
together; at the same time; same; identical
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
gambling den; gambling house
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
way; method; means; (technical) specification
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sharp increase; sudden rise
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)