one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
meaning; significance; sense
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
instant; moment; for an instant
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
favorite sword; cherished sword
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to threaten; to make threats
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!