to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
malicious; deliberately mean
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
match; tournament; interschool match
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
to put into effect; to put into practice
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
correction; revision; rectification
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
way; method; means; resource; course
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
chit; sales slip; voucher
first time; first; initial
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
distortion; falsification; perversion
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
three wise monkeys (who "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil")
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis