dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
property; fortune; means; assets
compensation payment; reparation
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
trial; judgement; judgment
lay judge; citizen judge; juror
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
investment; contribution; financing
one's (own) store; one's shop; one's restaurant
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
not in one's right mind; insane
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
violent emotion; passion; fury
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell