to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to pierce through; to break through
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
article made of gold; gold plate
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
expression; look; countenance; face
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
friction; discord; strife
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding