compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to stop (plug) one's ears
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
adductor muscle (of a bivalve)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to jar; to creak; to grate
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress