to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
the present term; the present session
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
ardent; passionate; vehement
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
same generation; one's generation
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to send back; to refer back
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
comparatively high; fairly expensive
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
item; commodity; list of articles
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained