older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to unfold; to unroll; to open
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
longed-for; anxiously awaited
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to complain; to make a complaint
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
young person; youth; young
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
falling in love; attachment
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
patterns of thinking; train of thought
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)