(not so) much; (not) very
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
declaration; proclamation; announcement
overall victory; championship
inside work; catcher's game
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
national sport (e.g. sumo)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
cardioplegia; heart attack
wife and children; (arch.) wife
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to become desperate; to give way to despair
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback