disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
way out; means to escape; escape route
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
but; however; provided that
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
gem; jewel; precious stone
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
already; now; no longer; not any more
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
lightly; easily; carelessly
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
a few seconds; several seconds
(right at the) side; just beside
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
opposite side; opposition