to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
man of the hour; woman of the hour
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to be pretentious; to put on airs
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
restlessly; in continuous motion
to be hot on a person's heels
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve