bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
losing weight; slimming; lean person
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
animal or carnal desires; lust
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
passion; temper; irritability
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
had better ...; may as well ...
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
January; first month of the lunar calendar
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
holding; gripping; grip (sword, gun, etc.); hilt; handle
to mix; to stir; to blend
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into