resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
not caring; not giving a damn
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
high; noble; refined; advanced
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
exactly as stated; verbatim
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
principle of laissez-faire
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
evident; plain; distinct; clear
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move