ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
big leakage; uncontained leak
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
script; screenplay; scenario
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
rebirth; new birth; nascent
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
it's been a long time; long time no see
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to look around; to take a view of
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)