hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
over-fond parent; doting parent
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to complain; to make a complaint
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
prefectural assembly member
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
cannot be helped; unavoidable
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to repaint; to paint again
competition (rivalry) to first (e.g. rider in a charge)
resolution; vote; decision
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe