in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
way one walks; one's walk
cannot be compared with; no match for
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
bent back; hunchback; stoop
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be torn off; to come off
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be prolonged; to drag on
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to crouch; to squat; to cower