type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
tenement house; row house
close; intimate; on good terms
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
whether or not; presence or absence
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to feel inferior; to feel small
it is I who should say so
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
along the road; along the way
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
middle of the night; dead of night
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to be too numerous; to be too much
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
our country; our land; one's own country
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
troubled times; turbulent times
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
violent explosion; bursting
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist