skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
around the clock; day and night
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
how many years; how long; what year
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
woman; lady; adult female
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
government worker; public servant; civil servant
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
outward appearance; apparent
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
at that time; in those days
the same generation; coeval
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn