reputation; respectability; honour; honor
training room (hall); gymnasium
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
working adult; full-fledged member of society
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
indirection; indirectness
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
obliteration; annihilation
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
rising dragon; great dash
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
divide into four pieces; one fourth
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to sob; to be choked with tears
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
set meal; special (of the day)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
to become completely chilled
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
regular time; stated period
to lay aside; to set aside