the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
master's (academic degree)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
alma mater clique; old school tie
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to forget to say; to forget to mention
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
countermeasure; counter-measure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
superficial knowledge; smatterer
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
after the end (of something); post-
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks