kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
several weeks; a few weeks
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
reply (to a letter); response; answer
sitting and lying down; daily life
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to send a message; to write to
(not) a single person; (no) one
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to live fast (and recklessly)
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be extremely dangerous
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across