even if; if; though; despite; even
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
softness; comparatively soft
weak (organization, organisation)
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
briskly; quickly; promptly
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to be accepted by a university
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
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)
forevermore; for eternity
medical expenses; doctor's bill
work experience; work history
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
commuting to school; school commute
no; no; without; not needed