audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to triumph; to be elated with success
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
subordination; dependency
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)