to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
but; however; provided that
to bail out (water); to scoop out
control; check; restraint; inhibition
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
forced repatriation; deportation
to harm; to cause harm to
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to lend an ear to; to listen to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
due form; official; formality