to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
dictatorship; despotic government
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
knowing; (an) acquaintance
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
lately; recently; nowadays
to shoot a person to death
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to affect; to impact; to influence
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to name; to call; to christen; to term
stealthily; secretly; in secret
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to talk; to chat; to chatter
such ... as; or some such
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
on the occasion of; at the time of
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by