middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
quite; utterly; really; completely
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
general classification; broad categorization
(someone else's) daughter
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
headquarters; head office; main office
command; control; commander
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
curse; spell; malediction
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to shoot down; to win; to gain
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
mobilization; mobilisation
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to satisfy one's appetite