to detain; to take into custody
imperial court; royal court
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
nurses' station; nursing station
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
to eagerly look forward to
packing; crating; packaging
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to strike; to hit; to give hell to
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
pressure; oppression; suppression
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
unable to ...; cannot ...
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
better than nothing; better than none at all
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
station; office; guardroom
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source