curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to make a speech; to address
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
respect and affection; love and respect
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
carelessly; inattentively
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to make a fool of (someone)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dukedom; duchy; principality
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
a few years ago; some years back
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
ability; capability; skill
at that time; in those days
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary