strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
personal (employee); employed; retained
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
cooperation; collaboration
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to cause a person trouble
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
polite; respectful; reverent
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
discipline; punishment; reprimand
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
treating someone like a child
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rank next to; to come after
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
possession; occupation; occupancy
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
white hair; grey hair; gray hair