permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
showing one's face in public; facing another person
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
one by one; one after another; successively
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
really; truly; indeed; good grief
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
just a minute; small quantity
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce