persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
one's own way (esp. of an assertive man); one's own approach
making efficient; optimization
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
chain; series; connection; linkage
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
bullying; teasing; chivying
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
different thing; another question; different case
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to commit a crime; to do evil
to make (a person) pay for (something)
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
monpe; (women's) baggy work pants gathered at the ankles
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder