loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
that day; the very same day
studying very hard; studying like mad
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to set (sun); to become dark
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
permission; approval; authorization; license
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to be found; to be discovered
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances