to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
speculation; thinking; meditation
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
our country; our land; one's own country
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
technological development
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
arbitration; intercession; mediation
going through; going via; going by way of
written request; written demand
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
leader; authority; mainstay
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
quick-witted; a flash of brilliance; great wisdom
but; however; even though; even if
support; backing; aid; assistance
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to not believe one's ears
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
on the occasion of; at the time of
to come crashing down; to crumble to pieces; to collapse completely
one's younger days; when one was young
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
research institute; (research) laboratory