chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to say; to be called; to do
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
entreaty; supplication; petition
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way out; means to escape; escape route
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stay of execution; suspended sentence
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
incompetence; lack of ability
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to put into the mouth; to eat
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood