to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
had better ...; had better not ...
impudent; shameless; brazen
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum); Trollius hondoensis (species of globeflower)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
book; volume; this; present; main; head
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
go that far; to that extent
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
as everyone knows; needless to point out
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious