muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
endurance; perseverance; patience
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
very young; little; childish; immature
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
raging fire; conflagration
difference in social standing; difference in social position
property; fortune; assets
choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to unfold; to unroll; to open
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
one's house; one's home; one's family
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
preparation; arrangements
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic