discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
foreign; abroad; overseas
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
many; much; plenty; hardly
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to take on a role; to take part
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
The Sign of Four (novel by Conan Doyle)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
family; relatives; dependents; household
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy