landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
proud; triumphant; boastful
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
lottery; tombola; drawing
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
historical; traditional; historic
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
moderately; in moderation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar