pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
for (some) doubtful points to remain
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
less than ...; smaller ...
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
all night; throughout the night
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
bar which also provides meals
to stare back at; to look back at
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
(historical) investigation