impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
powerful medicine; strong poison
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
coming out (disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity); revealing (e.g. something embarrassing); disclosure; announcement
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
at that time; in those days
danger; peril; hazard; risk
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
short supply; supply shortage
derailment; digression; deviation
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
particularly; only; in the case of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
preparing a prescription; compounding a medicine
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
called; known as; that; to say
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end