rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
boastful speech; bragging
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
simply; merely; only; solely
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to badger; to pester; to beg
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to increase; to add to; to augment
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
class; heading; group; category
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
reigning; controlling; dictating