to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(medical) doctor; physician
to give the stamp of approval
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
modesty; humility; being humble
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
celebration; congratulations
to become clear; to be made public
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
most of all; extremely; supremely
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
by means of; due to; because of; according to
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
festival merrymaking; revelry
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view