troublesome; annoying; complicated
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
capacity; volume; capacitance
pointing out; identification
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
billow; surge; large wave
to blow out; to spout out
back off!; leave me alone!
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
very much; extremely; greatly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
agricultural community; farm village; rural