western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
advanced level; high grade; senior
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
present continuous tense; present progressive form
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be embarrassed; to lose face
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
like that; that way; thus
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
immediately; at once; instantly
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
will not do; do not; does not
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to thrust down; to push off
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
(social) position; status
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
minimum; at the very least
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
preference; priority; precedence