failure (of a person); letdown; washout; idiot; fool; moron
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
if it is (the case that ...)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
outsider; someone outside of a group
east, west, south and north
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
(political) power; authority; influence
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
residing; living; dwelling
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to know (someone); to think; to believe
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
prime of one's working life
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
likability; favorability; popularity
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
powerful person; influential person
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better