country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to detain; to check; to restrain
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
bombshell announcement (statement)
violent explosion; bursting
matcha; powdered green tea
latte; caffè latte; radio and television
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan