candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to push back; to press back; to force back
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
system; institution; organization; organisation
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
(political) power; authority; influence
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
re-education; retraining; in-service training
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
nonchalant air; unruffled air
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
having a crush on someone
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping