gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
good prospects; full of hope; promising
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
(social) position; status
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
persecution complex; paranoia
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
what is called; what they call; so-called
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
after the end (of something); post-
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
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)
to need; to demand; to take; to require