career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)