work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
incompetent; have no merit
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
the real criminal; true culprit
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
match; game; bout; contest
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)