prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
affectation; showiness; pretence
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
supply; supplying; replenishment
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to invite in; to show someone in
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
everything; anything; nothing
head; brains; intelligence
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
secret; private; surreptitious
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
falling object; fallen object
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; (lit.) azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
Shōwa era (1312.3.20-1317.2.3)
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
warm and gentle (mood); warm glow
something wrapped in a furoshiki
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper