with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to spit out; to eject; to dump
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
half-sibling (with a different father)
to be silent; to say nothing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(not) even once; (not) ever
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
resident employee; local staff; representative of a local office; employee assigned to an office
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
family; relatives; dependents; household
village; hamlet; settlement
information transfer; information transmission
great war; great battle; world war
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
appearance; figure; shape; form
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
all; entire; whole; altogether
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
offender; criminal; culprit
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman