hesitation; indecision; vacillation
southern part; the south (of a region)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
in one's own way or style
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
how many years; how long; what year
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
conviction; belief; confidence
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)