permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in accordance with plans; just as planned
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
discreet; modest; cautious
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to be damaged; to receive damage
possible; likely; probable
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
wedded life; married life
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing