one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
physician in private practice; town doctor; doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
protection; copy protection; write protection
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
outside the country; abroad
Claude; Claude (large language model developed by Anthropic)
prototype model; experimental machine
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
our country; our land; one's own country
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
car accident; automobile accident
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
falling asleep at the wheel
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience