national character; regional character
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
motherland; fatherland; native country
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
with a click; with a snap
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
rank (e.g. of soldiers); horizontal line
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
solely; entirely; only; or
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
self-praise; praising oneself
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to have a long life; to live a long time
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
the staff; inside the department
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
very (extremely) low temperature
distribution; circulation
to add (e.g. a postscript)
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance