criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
our country; our land; one's own country
address; lodgings; accommodation
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
pushing from behind; backing; supporting; instigation; instigator
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
strenuous efforts; exertion
stale; hackneyed; cliched
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kumaso (ancient Japanese people resident to southern Kyushu)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
environment; circumstance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to be perturbed; to be agitated
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice