overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
incense holder; incense burner
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
middle of the night; dead of night
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to invite in; to usher in
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
common people; ordinary people; masses
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
a push; another effort; one more effort
to understand; to make out
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
life; living; I; me; student