brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
deed; act; work; performance
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
very young; little; childish; immature
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(another's) daughter; young lady
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly