to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to grumble about something (trivial)
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
rule; reign; peaceful times
foresight; forethought; far-sighted plan; planning ahead
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; (arch.) last; (arch.) end
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity