to watch over; to watch attentively
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
this is why; this means; it is the case that
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
social status; social position
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
emperor (of Japan); mikado
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
more than usual; especially; particularly
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon