the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
already; now; no longer; not any more
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
that day; the very same day
weather; fair weather; fine weather
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
throne; first place; top spot; championship
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
in public; in company; in the presence of others
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter