broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
excited condition; excited state
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
stirring; slight movement
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
sexual discrimination; sexism
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
this and that; one thing or another
inner citadel; core; center; centre
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
feebleness; weakness; weak
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
for (some) doubtful points to remain
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
military affairs; military service
to show off; to parade; to pretend
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
for work; in a manner related to work
just one person; only one
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
presumption; assumption; estimation