(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
figure-four (pro wrestling move); figure-four leg lock
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
protest action; protest movement
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
nude (figure, painting, statue)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
local specialty; local special dish
practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
influence (on someone); inspiration
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
messenger; envoy; emissary
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind