one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
by sheer strength; by brute force
surface of a board or record
rather; sooner; preferably
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
commander; commanding officer; CO
recovery; rescue; recapture
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
recovery; rescue; recapture
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
I have nothing to do with it
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
surface of the earth; ground surface
distinction; differentiation; classification
one's own work; making by oneself
third (base, baseman, gear)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
directly under; falling perpendicularly
volcanic range; volcanic chain
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do