title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
joint together; opposite; facing
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to intervene; to stop (something)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
3000; three thousand; many
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
to take (be in) charge of
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
devil; evil spirit; genie
tens of thousands of years
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself