highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
top news; front-page news; lead story
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
festival merrymaking; revelry
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
outside broadcasting van; OB van; mobile unit; outdoor broadcasting van
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to be in complete attendance
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to fall on one's backside
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air