to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
evil design; crafty plan; plot
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
release; liberation; acquittal
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(social) position; status
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
insubordination; outlawry
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to repent; to be penitent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to droop; to be depressed
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on