classic (work, esp. book); the classics
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
like this; this sort; this way
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket