to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
programme; program; plans; arrangements
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
process; course; mechanism
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
priority; order of precedence
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
deviation; departure; omission
to increase; to add to; to augment
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
land near a castle; castle town
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
craving; longing; thirsting
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover