unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
weak point; unskillfulness
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
mountain road; mountain trail
(flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)