to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to make merry; to be festive
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
absolute obedience; complete submission
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
periodic; regular; routine
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
reaction; response; reaction
stimulating; exciting; provocative
last night; yesterday evening
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
impression; strong belief; conviction
government and municipal offices; public agencies
no exception; without exception; always the same
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
interest; rights; concession
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
man-eating shark (esp. great white shark)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability