fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
war; fighting; fierce competition
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
duty; obligation; responsibility
pressure of business; busy
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
retention; maintenance; preservation
to this extent; to this degree; this much
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to give a round of applause; to applaud
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
devoted; self-sacrificing
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
encouragement; urging; spurring on
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
winter vacation; winter holidays
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
soulful (esp. of music); having a lot of soul
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect