bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
property; fortune; means; assets
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
copying (by hand); transcribing
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
extinct plants and animals
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
medical science; medicine
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
at that time; in those days
meaningless; insignificance
to have a relationship; to have relations
planned; scheduled; systematic
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
notice; attention; observation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
thus; such being the case; in these circumstances
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
most part; greater part; majority
impassioned speech; fervent speech