cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
older sister and younger brother
be (that) as it may; having said that
superior; superiors; senior
greater than ...; bigger ...
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
reality; actuality; hard fact
feeling keenly; fully realizing
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
like this; this sort; this way
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
great hurry; great haste; rush
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
from the beginning; from scratch
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
right (to do something); authority; power
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence