charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
elementary; basic; rudimentary
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
bet; wager; stake; gamble
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
small number; few; minority
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
solely; entirely; only; or
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
attendance; presence; appearance
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war