closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
perception; sensation; awareness
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
be (that) as it may; having said that
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
service in the first reserve
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
when it comes to; concerning
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
for work; in a manner related to work
to arrive; to come to pass
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
secrecy; highly classified information
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
dismissal; sacking; discharge
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
each individual; each person
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
wife who is older than her husband
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to hold fast; to protect to the end
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to fight to the bitter end
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)