to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
tall figure; high stature
voice quality; type of voice
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
difference; discrepancy; variation
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
check station; checkpoint
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
mill ends; lumber remnants; wood waste
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
entering a faith; joining a religion
anyone; any person; whoever
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to gain fame; to make one's name
patriarch; head of a family
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to glare at each other; to confront each other
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults