memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
court lady; lady-in-waiting
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
people; citizens; subjects; folk
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
for the first time in one's life
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
all; entire; whole; altogether
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
ago; since; before; previous
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion