United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
piling shame on top of shame
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
looking depressed; long face
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to change completely; to change suddenly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
even if; even though; however; no matter how
in the end; at the end of the day
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
grey moustache; white beard
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
while alive; during one's lifetime
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly