a short while ago; already
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
conjecture; guesswork; guess
person with a bounty on their head
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to move forward; to move on
prize money; monetary award; reward
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
petty underling; small fry
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
one thin flat object; one sheet
document; official papers
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
and yet; though; when; in spite of
silk or leather container for paper handkerchiefs, medicine, toothpicks, etc.
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish