crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to (a place); until (a time)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
original home; birthplace; originator
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
good family; respectable family; decent family
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to work hard at one's lessons
something heard while sleeping
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
modesty; humility; being humble
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
many people; a large number of people
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever