assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair
raging bull; ferocious bull
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
next; secondly; subsequently
fragment; one of the group or party
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
narrow margin; slim margin
to smirk; to grin broadly
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to bring; to take; to bring about
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
to bury; to embed; to implant
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
shooting up one after another
tail (animal); tail end; tip
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling