pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
greedy; avaricious; covetous
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
immorality; iniquity; impropriety
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)