inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
statue; picture; picture revealing character
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
rival; competitor; competition
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; curved gutter; (arch.) fool
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
sphere; circle; range; category
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
something; what; why; how
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
to be flexible; to be accommodating
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
rule over the whole country
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
benighted lands outside of imperial influence
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to watch steadily; to stare