effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to have a meal; to take a meal
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
third day of the month; three days
without eating or drinking
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
a little bit; a little while
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
for a while; for some time; for a period