low tone; bass; low voice
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
stepwise; one step at a time
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
land-tax rate during the Edo period (the government took 60 percent of the year's rice crop and the farmers kept 40 percent)
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
intelligence; intellect; brains
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
(having) same family and personal name
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
crockery dealer; china shop
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
just like; the same as; no different than