antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
only recently; just of late
eye for people; ability to judge character
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
soon; before long; in the near future
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
22nd day of the month; 22 days
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
postwar period; period after Second World War
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
mountain road; mountain trail
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
all-out attack; general offensive
to be asked to give someone (a message, parcel, etc.); to be asked to tell someone (that); to be entrusted with