pointing out; identification
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
way; method; means; resource; course
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
in spite of; regardless of
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
very much; exceedingly; extremely
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in proportion to; just as much as
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
boy; son; baby boy; young man
duty; obligation; responsibility
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
ingredient; component; composition
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel