bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
political friend; friend with the same political views
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to talk together; to chat together
commuting to school; school commute
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
assistance; backing; reinforcements
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
liquid face-whitening makeup
to become vulgar; to coarsen
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar