top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
on the occasion of; at the time of
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to increase; to add to; to augment
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
seeing clearly; seeing without obstruction; looking into every nook and corner
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
romantic school; romanticism
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
letter; missive; note; mail
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
coined word; coinage; neologism
characteristic; feature; special quality
pointing out; identification