mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
massing (of troops); gathering
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to discuss; to talk together
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study; driving school
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to speak ill of; to disparage
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri