(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rainy; showery; inclement
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
all over Japan; throughout Japan
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
supervised; under surveillance
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
bombshell announcement (statement)
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
severe; strict; tough; hard