throughput; processing power
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
legal; lawful; legitimate
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to become clear; to be made public
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
self-control; self-restraint
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
bristle; seta; stiff hair; coarse hair
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to have the privilege of doing
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)