pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
numbered tag; numbered ticket
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
police officer; policeman; constable
sudden change; sudden turn
police officer; policeman; constable
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
all over Japan; throughout Japan
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
black rat; roof rat; field mouse
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression