to break into fragments; to go to pieces
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
household economy; family finances
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
human; human-like; as a person
quarrel; dispute; argument
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to crack; to develop a crack
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
feeling keenly; fully realizing