to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
(committee) chairman; president
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
last spring; the spring of last year
going around; patrol; round; tour
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to send or direct a person to
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on