plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
street; quarter; district; area
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
practice; practising; training; study
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
moaning; muttering; complaining