study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to become possible; to become able to (do)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
handsome young man; Adonis
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
clicking; clopping; clacking
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
personal delivery; handing over in person
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
chief; main; principal; important
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
considerably; greatly; a lot
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
emperor (of Japan); mikado
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage