to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
surface of a board or record
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
document; official papers
going to and fro; back and forth
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
stifled (laughter); simmering
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
exaltation; emotional uplift
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
flight; escape; running away; flying high
nature of one's business; business instinct
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control