tide; current; tendency; trend
image; figure; figure; form; image
manipulation of information; spin
to cause a person trouble
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
long ago; once upon a time
to repent; to be penitent
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
human pillar; human sacrifice
those present; attendance
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
second-year student; biennial
job hunting; job searching
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
latent disposition; inner feelings
progress; advance; improvement; development
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
midway; halfway through; in the course of
middle period; medium-term
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
being very forgetful; having a bad memory