the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to bend; to warp; to curve
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
close to the wall; alongside the wall
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
labor; labour; toil; hardship
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
key success factor; key to success; KSF
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
defeating in an instant; instant kill
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
whatever (the case may be)
immediately; right away; on the spot
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to exert oneself; to make efforts
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to jump up and down; to hop
to laugh away; to laugh off
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
enemy territory; hostile place