or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
at a young age; while still young
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
source of worry; source of distress
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
subversion (of the state)
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
(right at the) side; just beside
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to make an appearance; to show up
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
upper half of the body; upper body
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
inside one's heart; in one's mind
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up