firm; unshakeable; resolute
retention; maintenance; preservation
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
success or failure; outcome; result
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled