to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be relieved; to feel relieved
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
essence; true nature; substance; reality
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to speak; to say; to vocalize
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
new graduate; recent graduate
finding employment; getting a job
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
househusband; stay-at-home dad
again (and again); once again; yet again
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
several years; a few years
work; business; company; study
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)