bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
sense of being the chosen people
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
gentle; mild; meek; tender
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
how can (one) do something
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
done; just done; just finished
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon