stock (of a gun); gunstock
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
loud sound; loud reverberation
to jump into; to rush into
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
shopping; purchased goods
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
price reduction; discount
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
percent; per cent; percentage
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
maternal line; mother's side of the family
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
in unison; as one; united
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to