heir; inheritor; successor
matter of time; question of time
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
surely; certainly; without doubt
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
arrest; apprehension; capture
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be relieved; to feel relieved
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
and (also); both ... and; as well as
direct control; direct supervision
government service; the bureaucracy
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
modesty; humility; being humble
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
meritocracy; merit system
appointment; assignment; promotion
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
sign; indication; omen; symptom