complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
mountain river; mountain stream
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
back off!; leave me alone!
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
special promotion (in rank or grade)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to feel hungry; to get hungry
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to sprout; to put forth buds
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
how can (one) do something
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface