explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
slightly early; just before
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
smooth and flat (e.g. of a prepubescent girl)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
single word; a few words; brief comment
personal; individual; private
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to lay aside; to set aside
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
they; those guys; those fellows
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
on countless occasions; many a time
ancestor; forefather; foremother