to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
outline; summary; gist; basic points
human rights; civil liberties
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to behave well (of a child)
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
living by oneself; living alone
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
value to society; raison d'être; existence value