complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
year in, year out; always; 24-7
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
even though; despite; when
doing whatever one pleases
everything one does; whatever one does
to be worried; to be troubled
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
is something that; is that which
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
already; now; no longer; not any more
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to comfort; to console; to amuse
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about