to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
without; unless; have to do
either way; in any case; one way or another
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
office hours; business hours; working hours
to have a talk; to tell a story
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)
retort; back talk; backchat
document; official papers
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
extermination; annihilation
personal; individual; private
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature