monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
manual piecework done at home
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
disinheritance; disowning
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
officers and soldiers; soldiers
loitering on the way; wayside grass
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
shouting in a thunderous voice
to trample; to crush underfoot
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash