rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(opening of a) wound; cut
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
thousands; several thousand
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
before the gate; in front of the gate
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
important person; strategic person; key figure
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
be (that) as it may; having said that
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
dismissal (from a position); discharge
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
senior; elder; person older than oneself
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
guidance; leadership; leading the way
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)