the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
mangy cur; low animal; beast
expert; skilled hand; master
to cut downward; to slash downward
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
curse; spell; malediction
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
doing as one is told; yes-man
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
open; spacious; extensive
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
mountain range; mountain belt
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
vigorous man; man in his prime; activist for the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (Meiji period); freelance political ruffian; hired intimidator (acting under the pretext of social justice)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter