superintendent; supervisor; warden
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
calling by name; designation; nomination
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
tossing and turning while asleep
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
long time; long interval; for quite some time
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to make one's own; to take possession of
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
extremely low temperature (below 0.01 K)
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
braggart; big talker; bigmouth
dim-witted; slow to catch on
a long time (since the last time)
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
right to choose; a say; option