English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
serving concurrently as; concurrently holding the position of; holding the additional post of; additional post
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
that is to say; so that means
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
fate; destiny; predestination
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know