to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
urgent; pressing; exigent
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
sooner or later; in time; eventually
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
aimlessly; without a goal
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
coronation ceremony; enthronement
hot topic; talk of the town
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request