wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
fellow pupil; fellow apprentice
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
(being) worth seeing; impressive
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
shape decomposition; gestaltzerfall
reaction; response; reaction
strong-willed; strong of heart
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do