it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
very young; little; childish; immature
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
wandering; roaming; drifting
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
narrative-like structure; narrative style
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
feather decoration; plume
you could say that; that might be so
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
for this very reason; that is exactly why
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
long ago; once upon a time
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
malicious; deliberately mean
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to handle (something) carelessly; to mistreat (somebody); to waste (e.g. food, money)