unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
sudden shower; sudden downpour
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to examine; to check; to inspect
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
conferring of decorations
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
corridor; hallway; passageway
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to watch intently; to stare
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in