vitality; energy; dynamism
late at night; at a late hour
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
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
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
coronation ceremony; enthronement
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(Japanese) National Land Agency
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
man; male; masculine gender