estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
mud; muddy; covered in mud
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
way of dealing with someone; attitude
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
whitebait; immature sweetfish
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
hardships; privations; difficulties
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
on time; on schedule; punctually
venomous snake; poisonous snake
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
dirty work; unpleasant task
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
teatime; tea break; coffee break
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
one's own property; possessions
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
all those interested (in the matter); all those willing; (from) all of us; (from) everyone concerned
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to look young; to seem young
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all