abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
worst; worst-case (scenario)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be hot on a person's heels
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
nothing but; none other than
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to squeeze out; to wring out
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
prime minister's official residence
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
order of chivalry; chivalric order
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone