area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
good-for-nothing; worthless
whatever (the case may be)
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
patterns of thinking; train of thought
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
pride; dignity; self-respect
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to not believe one's ears
cold dish (e.g. at a restaurant)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
price; cost; value; worth; value
medical science; medicine
whispering into a person's ear
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability