to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
president (of a society); chairman
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
arrest; apprehension; capture
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to gain fame; to make one's name
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
woman; female; feminine gender
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
settlement; solution; resolution
year in, year out; always; 24-7
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to turn against; to become an enemy
unrequited love; one-sided love
serious; severe; grave; acute
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet