establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
university professor; college professor
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
antiquity; the previous era
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
to dye; to colour; to color
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
under one's eyes; below one's eyes