second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
clothing decorated with one's family crest
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
like this; such; thus; in this way
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
had better ...; may as well ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
condition; figure; appearance; voice
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
silently; hushed; in a still manner
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently