to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
as you can imagine; as imagined
came here; coming here; recently
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
leading person; foremost figure
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
work-in-progress; working state
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
snow country; snowy region
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
every year; yearly; annually
excess personnel; redundant staff
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to keep a watchful eye on
to keep an eye on; to take care of
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
absence; disregard; indifference
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
stress relief; getting rid of stress
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
commencing with; including
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to