comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
receiving; acceptance; reception
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
clanging; empty; deserted
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
property; fortune; means; assets
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
prudence; discretion; thought
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
January; first month of the lunar calendar
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(feather) duster; dusting
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
even if; even though; however; no matter how
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with