authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
several times; several degrees
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
iron and stone; iron will
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
unique; peculiar; singular
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
passions; sexual desire; lust
environment; circumstance
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire