hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
middle of the night; dead of night
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
city hospital; municipal hospital
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to engage in a heated discussion
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to push back; to press back; to force back
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest