five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
striking; remarkable; considerable
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
consequence; outcome; result; blame
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
because of; owing to; due to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
it's no joke; gimme a break!
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
indicate reason; infers some protest
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
article; news story; report; account
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
wind music; wind instrument music
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
imagination; supposition; guess
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
eating; bite (in fishing)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by