provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
even though; despite; when
to fight against; to oppose; to face
much less; to say nothing of
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
pride; dignity; self-worth
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
else; in addition; besides
to become misty; to become hazy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
camping; campground; making camp
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)