the lower classes; the common people
it's not like; it isn't as if
way of eating; how to eat
comparatively; quite; rather
to try out the food at various restaurants
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
matcha; powdered green tea
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to rule; to govern; to administer
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
uncontrollable; irrepressible
useless person; worthless person; farting; farter