first star of the Big Dipper; (arch.) top applicant in the civil service examination (Imperial China)
great mountain; large mountain
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
clearing one's throat; cough
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
clicking; clopping; clacking
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
outline; summary; argument
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to smash violently; to crush
to throw on the fire; to burn
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
the whole area; all areas
under control (e.g. of territory)
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
100,000; hundred thousand
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
declaration of war; proclamation of war
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over