master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to be able to manage somehow or other
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
off an island; away from an island; off-island
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
very much; very many; more and more
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
the same; the said; likewise
to gain fame; to make one's name
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
to feel depressed; to be down
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
senior; veteran; old-timer
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
this sort of; this type of
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light