good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
cabinet (of a government); ministry
fast approach; quick intimacy
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
one's principles and position
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to be intimate with; to befriend
entreaty; appeal; petition
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
cleavage (between breasts)
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
double; twice (as much); twofold
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
engraver; carver; sculptor
places of scenic beauty and historical interest
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
idealistic theory; unrealistic argument