apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
dirty work; unpleasant task
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
complete; whole; perfect; safe
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
walking briskly; determinedly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
bolt from the blue; great surprise
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy