ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
lottery; tombola; drawing
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
ne'er-do-well; waster; idler; good-for-nothing
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
minuteness; one millionth
most of all; extremely; supremely
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
retrogression; regression
what do you want?; can I help you?
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
done; just done; just finished
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
caller; visitor; company; guest