comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
superb view; picturesque scenery
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
results; record; grades; marks
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
birth; creation; formation
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
(power) transformer; trance; trans
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
albino fox; white (spiritual) fox
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
named after; associated with; connected with
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
flying column; detached force
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice