private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
hard to reach place; remote place
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
because; the reason why is
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
smallish; on the small side
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
correction; rectification; mending; repair
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to make one feel grateful
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
and yet; though; when; in spite of
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years