to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
suspension (from work or school)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be full of pride; to be boastful
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be reminded of; to call to mind
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
responsibility; duty; obligation
to seize (secure) evidence
friction; discord; strife
family; relatives; dependents; household
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to cross the line; to go too far
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)