particular; hard to please; fussy
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
Obito (hereditary title, often given to powerful regional families)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
sake brewer; sake brewery
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
last week; the week before
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
restricted; confined; unfree
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless