pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
man; male; masculine gender
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
your husband; her husband
snake; serpent; large snake
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
university graduate; having graduated from university
section manager; section chief
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
and yet; despite (all) that
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)