remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pupil; student; schoolchild
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
two classes; double; two sets
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
(another's) daughter; young lady
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to solicit; to demand; to extort
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
grandfather; male senior-citizen
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
letter; missive; note; mail
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
kindness; intimacy; friendship
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
to overdo; to do too much
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to like; to love; to be fond of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway