all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to send flying with a kick
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
homecoming; returning home
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
leaving school during a term
heir; inheritor; successor
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
several times; a few times
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(good) teamwork; team play; (close) cooperation; coordination; collaboration
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to knock down; to knock off
wood (for building); lumber; timber
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; handsome grey-haired man; silver fox
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects