troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
to knock down; to knock off
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
audience; attendance; hearers
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
interest; rights; concession
moderately wealthy person
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
old body; aged person; elderly person
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
vitality; (one's) life force
to take to task; to take it out on
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
death by suffocation; death by choking
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly