so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
unique; peculiar; singular
period of youth; while young
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
how many months?; how long?
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
putting into operation; invocation
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
particular; hard to please; fussy
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
tedious; boring; being fed up with
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature