relatively; comparatively
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
event; phenomenon; matter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
association; society; organization; organisation
at that time; in those days
president (of a society); chairman
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that's true; of course; obviously
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
serious; not joking; straight
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
in the same manner as before; the same as always
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
conscious; deliberate; intentional
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary