arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
insubordination; outlawry
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
emotional wall; internal barrier
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
have a pain in one's chest
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to control; to command; to get the better of
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
the gods of heaven and earth
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
penny (monetary unit); pence
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
lack of innovation; stupidity
centre line; center line; central line
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification