to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
rebel; traitor; insurgent
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
program (e.g. TV); programme
company; corporation; workplace
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
antiques; old works of art
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
free (of charge); gratuitous