echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
strong nation; powerful country
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
obese body; corpulent physique
nervousness; oversensitivity
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
alteration (esp. of suits and kimonos); re-tailoring; remaking
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on