trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
main; principal; chief; primary; major
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to stare back (at); to glare back
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
top of the head; crown of the head
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
both hands; both arms; ten
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire