joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to fight; to cross swords; to engage in battle; (lit.) to cross spears
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
right of or to independence
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
4th day of the month; four days
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
distant land; remote location; distant province
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
near oneself; close to one; familiar
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
most part; greater part; majority
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
practical problem; practical matter
to give something weight; to give something dignity
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
(in the same way) as before; as always
on the occasion of; at the time of
2nd day of the month; two days
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to play a leading role; to play a central part