meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to loose; to ease; to relax
to relax; to feel at home
bright person; talented student; prodigy
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
common knowledge; well-known fact
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to come back; to bloom a second time
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
leadership competition; power struggle
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
one's own profits; one's own pockets
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
immediately; right away; on the spot
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)