defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
father; dad; husband; you; he
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
income; receipts; revenue
several years; a few years
leader; authority; mainstay
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
due form; official; formality
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?