sour look; surly face; pout
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
considerably; greatly; a lot
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
precipice; cliff; flat head
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
closely-guarded secret; top secret
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
arrangement; pact; agreement
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
penalty; sentence; punishment
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to watch for an unguarded moment
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
urgent business; pressing need; imperative