through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
personal; individual; private
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
practical problem; practical matter
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
failing to practice what one preaches
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
to get help; to enlist aid
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
yellowish; tinged with yellow
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to butter up; to fawn over
to prostrate oneself (before)
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
conviction; belief; confidence
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
to increase; to add to; to augment