the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
the staff; inside the department
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
reproachful; hateful; bitter
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
even so; anyhow; at any rate
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
vocal sound; tone of voice
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life