to look at; to gaze; to stare at
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Minister for Foreign Affairs
leaving a club; quitting a club
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
very much; exceedingly; extremely
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
eating only a little; having a small appetite
somewhat below; slightly below
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
physical strength; muscle strength
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
first place; head position; leading position
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
string instrument; stringed instrument
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
subtext; implication; connotation; implicit meaning; between the lines
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
power; authority; influence
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good