knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
distinction; differentiation; classification
to defy conventional wisdom
main force; chief object; mainline
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to look young; to seem young
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
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)
samue; monk's working clothes
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
here and there; everywhere
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield