muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
retirement; resignation; stepping down
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
financial power; financial means; wealth
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
tall figure; high stature