yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
article; news story; report; account
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
last entrant (to a race, market, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
police; police officer; police station
secrecy; highly classified information
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like