(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
to stop (plug) one's ears
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
grudge; complaint; reproach
art of self-defense (defence)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to continue to do; to persist in doing
exposure to wind; severe criticism
nervousness; oversensitivity
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
hostility; animosity; enmity
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
the West; the Occident; Western countries
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
exemption; exoneration; discharge
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
clear; splendid; cheerful; bright (e.g. look)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
living up to (one's, its) reputation
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve