to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to sink (into); to get depressed
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
garden (esp. with trees); park
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
duty; function; office; mission; task
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
outside of one's area of expertise
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
return of something; repayment
demand note; dunning letter (note)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to raise one's voice; to shout
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name