to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
doing whatever one pleases
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
in order; in turn; one by one
smoothly; easily; readily
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
scattered; separated; dispersed
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
off an island; away from an island; off-island
endurance; perseverance; patience
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
taste; palate; sense of taste
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry