your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
thoroughly; through and through
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
as many (people) as possible
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
release; liberation; acquittal
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
falling in love; attachment
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
grounds (of tea and coffee)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
straight; as the crow flies
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
change of occupation; career change
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part