to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
serious; not joking; straight
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be enraged; to flip out
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
generation; lifetime; age
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
member of shogun's council of elders
time; season; period; phase; stage
management; administration; operation
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
danger; peril; hazard; risk
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
serious look (on one's face); straight face
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
accomplishment; execution
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
self control; self restraint
war; fighting; fierce competition
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language