to have the privilege of doing
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
practical problem; practical matter
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
secrecy; highly classified information
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to threaten; to make threats
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to get narrower; to contract
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to boost; to force up; to push up
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
(exercising) the right to command
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)