success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
leave; furlough; temporary layoff
ration; stipend; allowance
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
manly; masculine; like a man
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
young person; youth; young
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
you; (arch.) your residence
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
outward appearance; apparent
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
greeting; a fine thing to say
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise