great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
life; living; I; me; student
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
Lois; Reuss; Royce; Ruysch
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
silver powder; powdered silver
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
ill will; malice; evil intent
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
quarrelsome; easy to anger
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
Western civilization; Western civilisation
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely