to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
they; those guys; those fellows
by sheer strength; by brute force
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to lie down; to throw oneself down
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
classmate; friend in the same class
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to control; to command; to get the better of
powerful person; influential person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
oppression; suppression; pressure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
alone; by oneself; on one's own