long military service; having experienced many battles
running swiftly; running at full speed
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
your acquaintance; people who know
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
living a roaming life; wandering and settling in a foreign land
capable; able; talented; promising
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
road over a mountain pass
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
any of; either of; (to) any
money-making; earning money
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
scintillating; extraordinarily excellent
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
incineration; destroy by fire
Okayama (city, prefecture)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
house arrest; being placed in confinement at home
pressure of business; busy
to be in confusion; to be busy
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration