unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
ancient time; age of the gods
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
granted that; even if; even though
businesslike; professional
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
a wise man keeps away from danger
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
falling in love; attachment
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
how much; how many; however
deadly serious; deadly earnest
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters