early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
steady; sound; reliable; solid
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
had better ...; had better not ...
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to repeat; to do something over again
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
just because; even if; even though
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to not take seriously; to take lightly
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine