flight; desertion; escape
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
very much; exceedingly; extremely
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to surround; to crowd around
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
suggestion; hint; implication
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to put on airs; to assume importance
to taste; to try (food or drink)
distant look; faraway look
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to throw into; to toss into
this is why; this means; it is the case that
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
point of compromise; common ground
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
ratification; confirmation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to polish up; to shine up
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
gradually; slowly but steadily