extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
banquet or reception hall
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
to be opposite; to face each other
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
Comintern; Communist International; Third International
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
People's Commissar (in the early Soviet Union)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
important post; important office; key position
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross