to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
personal history; background; career
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
jumping to a wrong conclusion
piece of evidence; evidence
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
number of characters; character count
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)