minutely; in detail; with particular attention
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
now that; since; so long as; because
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
by your leave; with your permission
exemplar; model; example; pattern
the people; the public; the world
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
king and princes; noble rank
be (that) as it may; having said that
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
house where one was born; one's parents' house
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to shake; to waver; to tremble
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate