repair; mending; fixing; servicing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
wet nurse; nursing mother
private tutor; coach; governess
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
early on; earlier on; from early
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
homecoming; return to one's home
(period of) a year; during an era
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
in the mountains; among the mountains
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day's wages
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
adverse circumstances; adversity
sympathy; empathy; response
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune