the staff; inside the department
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
without; unless; have to do
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
very rich person; the super rich
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
not give a damn; not care a bit
to start using; to try out
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
one's (official) authority; power
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
scattered here and there; at intervals
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
copying calligraphy without sticking to the model (calligraphy); copying freely
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash