to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to come face to face (with)
spring water; clear (pure) water
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
pre-war days; before the war
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
official document; archives
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
counter for books; volume
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
time; season; period; phase; stage
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
infancy; childhood; tender age
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
educator; teacher; educationalist
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment