troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
God; god; ace; king; superior person
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to bring; to take; to bring about
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
taste; liking; preference
religious exultation; ecstasy
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
clear; precise; definite; distinct
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to look away; to avert one's eyes