chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
at one's sweet will; doing whatever one pleases; however one pleases
black-market channels; illegal channels
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
completely changed; totally transformed
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
imprudent (misguided) fellow
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
pigment; paint; colour; color
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to run through; to run past
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
beloved child; dear child
priest soldier; warrior monk
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
composition; constitution
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
lacking a plan; haphazard
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
suspicious character (person, figure)
setting up specially; special installation
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
thought; idea; conception