to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
subordination; dependency
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to smash violently; to crush
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
same village; same town; same province
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
one lump; one body; one group
chilly; unpleasantly cold
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
changing clothes; change of clothes
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
national costume; (in) native dress