complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to snatch from; to steal from
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
return of something; repayment
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to lose one's way; to get lost
picking; collecting; harvesting
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
mountain climbing; mountaineering
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
guidance; leadership; leading the way
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
head; lead; vanguard; first
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
superb view; picturesque scenery
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
tasteless and odorless; bland
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed