to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
time and time again; many times; a number of times
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
10th day of the month; ten days
to recall; to remember; to recollect
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
memory; ability to remember
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
sense of humor; sense of humour
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into