forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to need; to call for; to require
settlement; conclusion; summary
to feel depressed; to be down
minute adjustment; fine tuning
the matter you have been talking about
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
condition; state (of health); appearance
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
that day; the very same day
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
is something that; is that which
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
indicate reason; infers some protest
have a good day; take care; see you
first thing in the morning
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to show up; to appear; to turn up