eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
man of the future; Homo futurus
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
set; company; companions; fellows
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
impossible to do (although wants to)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
infant; baby; little child
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
widower; divorced man not remarried
late at night; small hours of the morning
anything and everything; just about everything
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined