filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to live; to make a living; to get on with
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
number one; first; best; most; game; round
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
at that time; in those days
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
regret; repentance; remorse
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
superintendent; supervisor; warden
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
by myself; in person; by oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
royal capital; imperial capital
expected value; expectation value; expectation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
beyond this point; from now on; after this