strong pressure; heavy pressure
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
hard to get; hard to come by
banknote; bill; note; paper money
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
reform; reformation; reorganization
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
competent; suitable; qualified
throne; first place; top spot; championship
discretion; discretionary power
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to tower over the surroundings
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
staying the night; lodging (at)
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
other than; excluding; without
out of character; unlike one
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
to become domesticated; to be worn out (from domestic life); to go to seed
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up