acquaintance; appreciative friend
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
and then; and so; and; so then
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
counterfeit goods; fake; (a) forgery
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to become clear; to be made public
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to be parted from; to be separated
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
tenth day of the month; ten days
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
former (incumbent); predecessor
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
highest grade; superlative degree