condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
die all together; go to the grave together
to make a fool of (someone)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
competing; competition; auction
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
rising; ascending; climbing
down to earth; reasonable
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
self-deprecating; self-mocking
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite