trio; gang of three; threesome
worried look; melancholy air
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
site; point on a map; spot
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
moment by moment; hour by hour
entering a faith; joining a religion
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
(passenger) car; automobile
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot