treating someone like a child
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
possession; occupation; occupancy
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
chaos of war; war turmoil
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to feel deeply ashamed (of)