hard worker; hardworking person
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
history of; experience of
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
complication; confusion; disorder
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
separate case; another matter