calm; composed; cool; quiet
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
education; training; discipline
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
general; popular; common; typical
graduation examination; graduation test
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
ultimate; final; last; eventual
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to spend time (on doing something)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
maintenance; preservation; improvement
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one