the good fortune to have been born male
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a few years ago; some years back
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
ill will; malice; evil intent
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
gossip; corner of the mouth
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
administration of justice
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
several years; a few years
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why