subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to graduate from a university
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
close; intimate; on good terms
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
can't help; won't make much difference
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
in the same manner as before; the same as always
office and rank; an official rank
to look down on; to make light of
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
authority; power; influence
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family