enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
being good at cooking; good cook
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
versatility; multiplicity of use
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
troubled face; worried expression
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
for the present; for the time being
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to be possessed (by a spirit, demon, etc.); to be possessed (by an idea, delusion, etc.); to be obsessed (with)
if you like; if you prefer; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; what's more; furthermore
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
what proportion; what percentage
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
morning; forenoon; just before noon
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
national defence; national defense
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour