to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
assertion; declaration; affirmation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
job; work; duties; trade; skill
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
the place for; the time for; the level of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to have a relationship; to have relations
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to hang (something) on the wall
imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War; portrait or photo of a person of high rank
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
distant look; faraway look
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with