excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to frolic about; to mess around
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to become excited; to grow lively
to check; to stop; to keep back
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
dominion; territory; possession
holding one's ground; defending local authority
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to gain a victory; to win
Association of Southeast Asian Nations; ASEAN
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received