upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
palatial residence; stately mansion
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
examination results; test result; test outcome
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
special training; intensive training; crash course
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
in that way; like that; that way
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to step over or across; to overcome
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to pile up; to accumulate
to look down on; to make light of
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate