over-fond parent; doting parent
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to comfort; to console; to amuse
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
boisterously; roughly; briskly
retort; back talk; backchat
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
everyday life; daily life
tool; implement; means; furniture
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
instead; but (on the other hand)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
one by one; one at a time; in turn
somewhere to go; place to go
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
appearance; air; condition; state; form
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold