(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
president (of a society); chairman
stand-in; proxy; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to one's remaining ramen broth)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
in that way; like that; that way
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
rather; better; instead; if anything
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
-less; lacking; non-existing
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to look around; to survey
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
set of three; three sets; three classes
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance