to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
battlefield; battleground
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
on duty; at work; while working
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
selection; choice; option
main cause; primary factor
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be blessed with children
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
very interesting; of great interest
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
of course; certainly; naturally
manners and customs; folkways; usage
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)