sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
ratification; confirmation
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
damage; injury; defamation; harm
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to suppress one's emotions
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
dice; die; baton (of command)
complication; confusion; disorder
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
the other day; lately; recently
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
doing whatever one pleases
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to examine someone's expression
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
child; childish person; immature person
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand