he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be able to manage somehow or another
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
how long; how far; how much
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell