to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
Simmonds; Simmons; Simonds; Symonds; Symons
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
almost; roughly; approximately
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
forwarding agency; express company
maid; helper; help; assistance
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
two days later; day after next; next day but one
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to state; to express; to mention