private citizen; civilian
forevermore; for eternity
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
(committee) chairman; president
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
water's edge; beach; shore
cooking; food preparation
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to shut in; to confine; to contain
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
(divine) providence; dispensation
time axis; time basis; timeline
to arrive; to come to pass
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
secret understanding; collusion
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to try all possible means
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
order; command; directions; instructions
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
bad behavior; misbehavior
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
hard-to-use space (in an apartment, etc.); dead space (artillery, etc.); (respiratory) dead space