recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
new student; freshman; first-year student
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
authority; power; influence
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
sincere; earnest; serious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
getting an advance (on one's salary)
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
without permission; without notice
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse