slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
the start of a climb up a hill
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
the last moment; the very end
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
number of persons; personnel