(talent) scout; recruiter; headhunter
to rebuke; to scold harshly
recommendation; referral; endorsement
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to comfort; to console; to amuse
contradiction; inconsistency
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
general public; the masses
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to win and advance to the next round
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
(medical) doctor; physician
diagnosis; medical examination
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
completely relying on others
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)