to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
recovery; rescue; recapture
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
melancholy air; anxious look; traces of sorrow; gloom
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
marching orders; sailing orders
concern; solicitude; consideration
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
ability; performance; efficiency
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
serious; severe; grave; acute
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to snatch from; to steal from
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this land; our country; Imperial Court
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
to show signs of; to appear