chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
cheep cheep; tweet tweet; gently (moving)
to push down; to knock down
before the gate; in front of the gate
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
older employee who does not have much actual work
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
solution; solution strategy
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
neighbouring house; neighboring house
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
cut; notch; end; conclusion
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
not in one's right mind; insane
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
to burn with combativeness