after many twists and turns; after much trouble
serious; severe; grave; acute
intelligence or information network
social status; social position
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to put one's hand on; to touch
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
to put on airs; to assume importance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to eagerly look forward to
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to summon; to get used to call
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
illegitimate child; secret love child
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
cut; notch; end; conclusion
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently