border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
general public; the masses
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
diligent student; studious person
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
talk; conversation; dialogue
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
place; situation; position; location
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
discrimination against women; female discrimination
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing