important post; important office; key position
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
to cause a person trouble
election; selection; choice
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
retort; back talk; backchat
one's long-cherished desire
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
otherwise; if not; or else
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
the world in general; society; convention
to choke; to have trouble breathing
hell on earth; living hell
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
family-oriented; familial
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
mother goddess; earth goddess
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake; operating on the same wavelength; reading each other's minds
successfully; with success