it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
after a long time; for the first time in a while
negotiations; discussions; connection
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be torn off; to come off
solitude; loneliness; isolation
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
severe; strict; tough; hard
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)