pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hospitalization; hospitalisation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
performer; entertainer; celebrity
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hello; good day; good afternoon
how; in what way; how about; questionable
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
idiot; fool; idiocy; stupidity
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to be worried; to be troubled
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...