to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
at that time; in those days
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
resignation (from a position)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
student (esp. a university student)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure