having said that; on the other hand
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
skill; dexterity; master hand
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
hair (of the head); pubic hair
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
the same kind; accomplice; partner
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
mentally strong; strong-willed
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
mask; disguise; guise; mask
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to manage something successfully; to be successful
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
pull; patronage; tug; discount
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
place; room; margin; scope
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into