to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
succession; accession; inheritance
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
good (place to leave off); convenient
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
recent photograph or photography
posing; modeling; modelling
to become rustic; to be countrified
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
press room; press gallery
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to suffer damage; to be deceived
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
as you can imagine; as you might guess