punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
softness; gentleness; weakness
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
self-examination; reflection
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in