diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
sphere; counter for balls
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
moment by moment; hour by hour
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
in succession; one after another
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
belief; faith; conviction
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to understand (each other); to comprehend
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
adherence to the shogunate
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
tolerance; broad-mindedness
since then; from that time; ever since
on the way back; when about to go back
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition