pure heart; naivete; innocence
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to go along; to walk along; to follow
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to aggravate; to make serious
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
tenth day of the month; ten days
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
third day of the month; three days
fourth day of the month; four days
eighth day of the month; eight days
ninth day of the month; nine days
physical condition; state of health