important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
low (level, value, price, etc.)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
conscious; deliberate; intentional
granted that; even if; even though
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
shortsighted; narrow-minded
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
just the other day; quite recently
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
stimulating; exciting; provocative
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
literature; books (reference); document
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin