establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to ask a question; to ask questions
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to have a talk; to tell a story
klister (warm-weather ski wax)
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
reopening; resumption; restarting
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
imperial court; royal court
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
important post; important office; key position
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
engineering; engineering works
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
river management; river improvement; flood control
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to look around; to look towards (us)