near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to go through formalities
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
bringing; taking; carrying
present (brought by a visitor); gift
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
demotion; relegation; downgrading
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
most of all; extremely; supremely
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
and; thereupon; because of that
when; how soon; how long until
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)