request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
headquarters; head office; main office
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
(made of) stone; stone-built
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
carving; engraving; sculpture
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
colonnade; row of columns
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
direct control; direct supervision