program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
spine; backbone; spinal column
big snake; (large) serpent
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
one-by-one; separately; in detail
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
party; set; gang; company; person
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
one large ...; a great ...
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic