to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
should do; ought to do; must do
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
expression; look; countenance; face
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
retainer; retinue; servant
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
flock of sheep; collection of weaklings