no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
the way one works; one's working manner
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
decision; determination; resolution
results; record; grades; marks
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
minimum; at the very least
work fiend; devil for work
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
natural disaster; cataclysm
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
to approach; to draw near
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
picking; collecting; harvesting
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to jump at; to be attracted by
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to flare up; to burst into flames
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
active; dynamic; behavioural
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it