prohibition; ban; embargo
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
exemplification; illustrating by example
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
Yoshi (Nintendo character)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
personal criticism; character sketch
human relations; personal relationships
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
confusion; mixing; merger
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
study; diligence; discount; reduction
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
annual (plant); first-year student
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)