self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
still (continuing); as ever; further
to snatch from; to steal from
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
submission date; filing date; due date (e.g. for homework)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
greatest mistake of one's life
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
and; thereupon; because of that
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.