passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
ability; capability; skill
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
forced laugh; forced smile
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
image; figure; figure; form; image
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to take over; to hand over
commander; general; leader
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission