damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm
combined (concerted) efforts; solidarity; joining forces (with)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
introverted; introspective, self-examining; centripetal
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
only recently; just of late
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to bring; to take; to bring about
to rally; to make a comeback
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
to figure out; to get an idea
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
firm; resolute; absolutely
mortarboard; trencher; (square) academic cap formerly worn by Japanese university students