flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
way of asking; way of listening; listener
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
estate sale; estate liquidation
discovery; detection; finding
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
self-control; self-restraint
this, that and the other; this and that
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to sell (something) cheap
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
natural; reasonable; understandable
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier