pleasant feeling; good vibes
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
troublesome; pain in the butt
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
precocious; precocious child
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
performance of one's official duties
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
complete metamorphosis; holometabolism
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
late at night; small hours of the morning
with a start; with a jump
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
lower house; lower legislative chamber
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
financial power; financial means; wealth