close; intimate; on good terms
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
prohibition; inhibition; ban
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
additional order; adding to an existing order
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
precarious situation; precarious state