meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
every year; yearly; annually
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
bank; weir; embankment; levee
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
harm; injury; evil (influence)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable