taste; liking; preference
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
faultless; flawless; perfect; impeccable; unimpeachable; beyond reproach
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
one's house; one's home; one's family
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to have a chill run down one's spine
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
without sparing time for sleep
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up