coming out (as gay, etc.)
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
property; fortune; means; assets
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
studying very hard; studying like mad
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
license; permit; licence; certificate
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
had better ...; had better not ...
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities