to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to put someone to work; to make someone work
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
elitism; idea of being part of a chosen people
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
cold reception; inhospitality
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
national holiday; public holiday
not covered (by); not subject (to)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
mental; spiritual; emotional
health; healthy; sound; fit
baseball player; ballplayer
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible