role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
very rich person; the super rich
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
chorus; singing in a chorus
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
match (to light fire with)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be helpful; to be useful
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
journal; magazine; periodical
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
but; however; even though; even if
to discuss; to talk together
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
way (of doing); manner; method; means