to punish; to penalize; to penalise
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
(clenched) fist; knuckles
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
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)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
man; male; masculine gender
too (much); overly; excessively
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
nothing but; except; no more than
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
maid; helper; help; assistance
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
from now; from this moment; henceforth
stairs; stairway; staircase
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
is that so?; I see; right; oh