to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
all; entire; whole; altogether
financial institutions; banking facilities
to play a leading role; to play a central part
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
simultaneous; all at once
to succeed; to bear fruit
those (near the second person)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)