mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
presentation techniques; way of showing something
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
a few people; small number of people
central city; major city (in a region)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
reserve and consideration (to others)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
new government; new administration
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
to be itching to do something