everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
being under the rule of; being under the government of
patriotic feelings; patriotism
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
enthronement ceremony; coronation
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
the ways of the world; human nature
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
strong pressure; heavy pressure
marriage proposal; courtship
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
wages; pay; rental payment
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
Russia and Japan; Russian-Japanese
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
speaking voice; talking voice
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to distract one's attention