closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
unedited remarks; frank opinions
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
working for a company; being employed by a company
storehouse; warehouse; godown
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
speech; expression; wording; language
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
way of speaking; intimation
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity