to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
method of bringing up; method of raising
in person; personally; directly
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
just one person; only one
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
married woman; another's wife
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
discipline; training; teaching manners
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
kindness; intimacy; friendship
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)