orphan; person without friends
by sheer strength; by brute force
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
regulation cap; school cap
to polish up; to shine up
military shoes; combat boots
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
not limited to; not just ...
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
covered with; stained; smeared
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
funny story; funny anecdote
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
very much; very many; more and more
to iron; to do the ironing
with a click; with a snap
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
freshly laundered and starched; fresh and unwrinkled
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality