learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to speak; to hear a voice
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
on the occasion of; at the time of
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
guidance; protective custody
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to say no more; to sink into silence
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
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
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
New Year's Eve; end of the year
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
looking on; remaining a spectator
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
understood; I see; OK; present; here
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls