outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
system; institution; organization; organisation
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
ash; embers; complete destruction
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
while alive; during one's lifetime
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
about; on; regarding; per; for every