to close up like an oyster; to retire into one's shell
to whine; to make feeble complaints
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
whispered conversation; whispering
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
the way one works; one's working manner
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
proud; having a prominent nose
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
(legally) incorporated educational institution
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
while; during; performed in this condition
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to lose face; to be disgraced
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
even more; still more; further
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
nonviolence; non-violence
praiseworthy undertaking; commendable act
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
play equipment; playground equipment
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to listen attentively to; to be lost in