chastity; virtue; fidelity
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
physical condition; state of health
starting point; starting line
practice by repetition; learning by rote
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
putting into operation; invocation
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
friendly relations; social relations; social life
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
being very popular; being in great demand
duty station; place of business; work location
housing district; residential district
formative experience (from one's youth)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
recommendation; referral; endorsement
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
preparations for returning (home)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions