youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
while alive; during one's lifetime
to get on well with (someone)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
(arch.) Inula japonica; (arch.) small cart; (arch.) small carriage; wheeled palanquin (with a castle-shaped box)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
small number; few; minority
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
good; goodness; right; virtue
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
protagonist (in the first half of a play)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
without leaving any trace
(not) even with; (not) even using