sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
returning (to the authorities); restoring
everywhere; all over; throughout
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
interior; inside; internal
penalty; sentence; punishment
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
exemplar; model; example; pattern
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
white collar; white lapel
jewellery worn at the neck or collar of Western clothing (brooch, necklace, choker, etc.); necktie
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
woman; lady; adult female
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
fate; chance; relationship; tie
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
sphere; counter for balls
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)