oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
ten (long cylindrical things)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
offense; offence; method of attack
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to face on; to look out on to
sightseer; spectator; viewer
small change; coins; small sum of money
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
audience; spectator; spectators
show; exhibition; spectacle
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
offence; offense; hindrance
centre of attention; center of attention
everybody; every last one of them; all
to project; to stick out; to stand out
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
prudent; thoughtful; discreet