license; permit; licence; certificate
to sit for an examination
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
outside of one's area of expertise
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
(exercising) the right to command
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
avoiding or dodging responsibility
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
senior high school; high school
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
moment to quit; way to quit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish