insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
insincere laugh; insincere smile; ingratiating smile
quietly; slowly; gracefully
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
how much; how many; however
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
dark lilac (color); royal blue
sleeping late in the morning
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
sunlight; rays of the Sun
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
crisis in a battle; death
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get