success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
to be kind to; to treat kindly
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to cut corners; to be shoddy
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
arms buildup; military expansion
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
instead; but (on the other hand)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
that's a different matter; that's a different story
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
(another's) daughter; young lady