to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to taste; to try (food or drink)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
armed forces; military; troops
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
to revere; to respect; to worship
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
effectiveness of time spent; value of something compared to the time it requires
effectiveness of time spent; value of something compared to the time it requires
talk; recital; narration; topic
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
naked person (esp. child)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die