results; record; grades; marks
to read the situation; to sense the mood
otherwise; or else; if not
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
nice; likeable; desirable
right of succession; right to the throne
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
family a woman has married into
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
chance (of success); odds
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be to the point; to be pertinent
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
beyond one's means or position
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one