to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
breathing of a sleeping person
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
chair; stool; post; office; position
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
riding together; riding with
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years