to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
graduate; alumnus; alumna
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
belief; conviction; opinion
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
bad boy; naughty child; brat
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
individual; one by one; separate; each
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
equality; impartiality; evenness
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
interference; obstruction; sabotage
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
hard fight; difficult struggle
smoothly; easily; readily
calculation; estimation; computation
preface; foreword; preamble
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
man of incorruptible character
going straight on; going straight ahead