wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
world; society; people; the public
to annoy; to cause trouble
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
settlement; solution; resolution
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be exhausted; to be at a loss; to be worn out; to be helpless
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
nothing but; none other than
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
I have nothing to do with it
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
mountain trekking; hiking
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
eruption; volcanic eruption
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
look here; I'll tell you what
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
government service; the bureaucracy