to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
treating (someone) like an object
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
match; game; bout; contest
to gain a victory; to win
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
bet; wager; stake; gamble
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
unanticipated; unexpected
accurate; correct; precise; exact
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to blaze; to burn brightly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of