tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
suited figure; person in a suit
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
one breath; chug!; drink!
eating; bite (in fishing)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
continuation; succession; series
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
quarrel; dispute; argument
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to keep a watchful eye on
group discount (rate, reduction)
how long; how far; how much
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
longed-for; anxiously awaited
theatre; theater; playhouse
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)