horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
inn town; post town; post-station town
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
now that; since; so long as; because
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
schedule; program; programme; agenda
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
plural; multiple; several
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
import; importation; introduction; afferent
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
malnutrition; malnourishment
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
physical work; manual labour (labor)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
being on duty; person on duty