the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
official position or title
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
job; work; duties; trade; skill
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
in the course of one's duties
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
Water Tiger (39th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1902, 1962, 2022)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
sudden change; complete change
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
flatterer; smooth talker; crafty person
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
such; like that; in that way
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student