of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
that; the matter in question
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff