sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
being frank; going so far as to say
abusive language; violent language; wild words
serious illness; dangerous disease
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
true to one's name; living up to one's name
enlightenment; illumination
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
Imperial Household Agency hospital; Imperial Household Hospital; royal hospital; Hospital of the Imperial Household
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
death (of an emperor); demise
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
poor business performance; economic slump
employee; employer; person hiring others
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
professor emeritus; emeritus professor
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
aforementioned; above-mentioned
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to be just about right; to be quite appropriate
to fight to the bitter end
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ