disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
the very best; excellent; superb
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to hand over; to surrender
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
arrogant; haughty; insolent
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
shop; small store; business; firm
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
(period of) a year; during an era
self-discipline; self-improvement
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against