reproduction; duplication; reprinting
windfall; piece of good luck
to be at a loss for words
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
setting a place; setting the table
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
stomach lining; gastric wall
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
cohabiting but living in different worlds
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
very; extremely; exceedingly
whispered conversation; whispering
taste; palate; sense of taste
feigned; pretending (not to know)
guard of honor; guard of honour
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free