chapter one; first chapter
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
will not do; do not; does not
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
over-fond parent; doting parent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
source of worry; source of distress
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
with a friendly grin; smilingly
older brother; elder brother
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
unexpected; unforeseen; strange