until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
ingredient; component; composition
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
acid; sourness; sour taste
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
what the hell are you saying!?
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
draw (in competition); tie game
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to join forces; to cooperate
to be able to manage somehow or another
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to collect; to assemble; to gather